Sapporo : Day 1
Sunrise Arrival in the Land of the Rising Sun
Yup. Japan has vending machines...
ALWHI, the sun and the clouds were in perfect alignment for this shot.
Sapporo welcomed us with beautiful blue skies.
Mercure Sapporo, nice big room
with a nice view.
The Original Ramen Alley
Bourdain was here. 'Nuff said.
This old guy cooked Bourdain's bowl of Ramen on No Reservations.
Oh yes. Bourdain had this exact same bowl. Though there was a larger knob of butter if I remember correctly.
This is the listing of Ramen Shops along the street. Each shop barely sits 10, but ALWHI, we went at non-peak times, so we never had to wait or queue.
Sanbangai Shopping Street
Miyabun Knife Store.
I did think of buying something for Jack.
Invisible Man eating Ramen.
This was one of the warning signs at all escalators leading to the subway. I couldn't resist. I told the BH that I would so vandalise the picture. I leave it to your imagination as to what I would have drawn.
Pole Town. Its actually an underground mall running perpendicular to Sanbangai.
External view of Sapporo Dome.
I forgot to mention the opening ceremony to the game. It was cool. Traditional Japanese Dance + flags and a marching band....
Ok. The picture is not very clear, but the 2nd guy on the left, after the guy in the red jacket, is Jose Altuve. And next to him is Yasial Puig. They were both on my fantasy team.
The cut-out for Altuve.
Ramen Dinner. Lunch was so much better.
Sapporo : Day 2
The empty streets of Otaru (we got there about 7ish)
Sankaku Fish Market
TAKO
UNI DON!!!
Grilled Live Scallop
We came across this little store that sold the ultimate in cute kitty knick knacks. We could not resist
Is this the dog that sat at the station waiting for its master?
Otaru has a canal that runs parallel to the docks. It's quite beautiful and they actually have festivities at night.
The Otaru docks.
We found this cute little street right across from the tourist information centre that sold really interesting food. Too bad we were too full from breakfast.
One of the more 'commercial' fish supermarkets. This place was quite expensive as compared to the Sankaku Mkt.
Yoichi Station.
Nikka Whisky Barrels. Good sign that we're in the right place.
I really really like Nikka From the Barrel. Tried it at the last whisky frisky tasting and I really wanted to buy some.
The tripod is there for visitors to take posed photos with the barrel.
The barrel has proof of life and the little stool is for you to put your camera. AWESOME.
oh yes. "Sampling Place" and "Raw Whisky Direct Sales Shop"
I liked this display. You can see the colour of the booze while it ages, and open up the lid on top to have a whiff. Unmatured smells like gasoline. 5 year smells like gasoline with honey and 15 year smells like honey with gasoline.
The free sampling bar has an awesome view. Go sit by the window and take in the sights.
Gift Shop.
I missed this while walking down those stairs towards the station. Caught it on the way back.
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD.
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