Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Hey guys~~! I'm back! Here's my log!
[Tuesday] Day 1:
Plane ride. Only got 2-3 hours of sleep. Sigh. I hate night flights.
[Wednesday] Day 2:
Bus ride to Narita(SP) Airport, then 1 hour plane ride to Hokkaido. Lunch- some crab restaurant, and I bought some key chains for my friends there. Rera Shopping Mall- I bought a pretty nice golden-coloured watch there. Also an AWESOME ice-cream... it seems that Hokkaido ice-cream is off the charts. Then...(wait for it...)... it snowed~~!!!!!!
Headed to an Ainu village/museum, lots of dried fish! Bears and dogs in the enclosures. Performance- Some lullaby in Ainu-ese, hunt ritual. I liked the latter. Hotel- Sleeping on tatami mats! Actually, I slept like a log, probably cause I was exhausted. Oh yeah, for dinner, we wore "yukata"s(SP), and sat on the floor. And there was anime on the TV! I forgot which though. There were a ton of the Bleach movie ads.
[Thursday] Day 3:
Breakfast- Milk is great. I drank 3 cups. Lol. Jigoku Dani, Hell Valley! Called that cause of the hot water below that causes steam to rise from the ground. Plus it stinks of sulfur. So THAT'S what rotten eggs smell like! Underground shopping mall- McDonalds ice-cream. Yay for ice-cream. Western bed tonight, plus I watched Naruto Shippuden, raw of course. Even Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, in Japanese. Lol.
[Friday] Day 4:
Ishiya Chocolate Factory! I bought yet another ice-cream. Think I'm addicted. Stopped by an old canal, something about history. I didn't really listen to the guide. "Orgel"=Music box. A historic red brick building sells music boxes. I switched a dolphin one with a swan one cause I liked the swan but didn't like the music. Saw how glass trinkets are made in a small building. Took a break at a cafe, with Hello Kitty cups for the coffee. You get to keep 'em. Hotel view of Lake Toya.
[Saturday] Day 5:
Snow sleighs! My brother and aunt took one ride. Me and my cousin made a snowman. Kinda ugly though. I loved to kick the hardened snow, especially big chunks. It's fun. Shopping mall, I went into a glass shop and bought a glass dolphin, ceramic dog, and music box tacks. Dinner-YES!!! A REAL FORK AND SPOON! PINCH ME, I'M DREAMING! No more Japanese food!
[Sunday] Day 6:
Bus ride- recap of what happened during the past few days. We stopped for 5 mins cause someone wanted to ensure that something was in the luggage. Asakusa Temple- I didn't pray. Lazy. Haven here. Bought Pokemon cards and figurines. :) Dinner- There were bells for us! But it was frikkin' noisy. Night walk- Damn I was tired, but I wanted to buy manga. I succeeded in my quest.
[Monday] Day 7:
I finally woke up at 8 am instead of the usual 6 am, it's a free-and-easy day. Went for a walk on the same path last night to go to the stores we didn't visit. I bought a miniature gachapon machine and another Pokemon figurine. And my brother bought a "gift" for his "friend"... snigger. Sorry, it's a secret. Lunch- queued up prettttyyy long for ramen. But it was worth it. The ramen was(for the lack of a better word), "oishii"!!!!! Airport: Bought chocolate for self, and cousins. Bought another manga, and A Pokemon neckstrap. So I'm obsessed with Pokemon. So sue me. Bought a cold Cocoa from Starbucks. Pretty decent. Plane ride- I barely won my mother in a game of Reversi. Ate Haagen-Daaz at 11pm. Lol. Slept when the plane was only half an hour from landing. Now after a taxi ride... Home Sweet Home.
Japanese words the guide taught(even though I know all of them, except for the sentance):
Oishii- Delicious
Arigatou gozaimasu(SP)- Thank you
Ohayou gozaimasu- Good morning
Konnichiwa- Good afternoon
Sumimasen- Exuse me/Sorry
Sayonara- Goodbye
Otsu kare sama desuta(SP?!?)- You've had a hard day
-san- Used for "Mr" and "Mrs"
And so ends my Japan trip log. Thanks for reading.
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