This map shows an overview of our trip in Hokkaido leg.
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DAY 1 - SINGAPORE TO SAPPORO, HOKKAID0 (札幌市,北海道) After a 6 hr flight from Singapore to Tokyo, we are at the domestic lounge, waiting for the ANA flight to New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido. This explains the banana speciality food in yellow on the right part of the photo.
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My first Japan milk tea in a long while! Yeah! Plus, the おにぎり (Onigiri) aka rice ball in triangular shape is in my left hand! This is our lunch, I think....
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On the ANA flight, we were a little more paranoid than the rest, although we did see also some of the passengers donning masks. Although there were about 10 cases reported in Hokkaido, many more (hundreds/thousands) in Tokyo, so better play safe. Scully reach Hokkaido kena fever - super sad man... :P
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View from the aircraft. You can see some farm land, but I suspect that the one in the centre (light green is a golf course of sorts)
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This is the real farmland place. In fact, this was taken near our approach to the New Chitose Aiport (新千歳空港)
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Yes, this is the ANA domestic flight's plane that we took from Tokyo to New Chitose. Quite small plane. That explained for the lower stability during flight cos lighter mah.
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Pei while in the airport's railway terminal
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Entrance area of the Renaissance Sapporo Hotel.
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This is at the lobby area of the Renaissance.
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Our room for the next few days in Sapporo. Quite spacious by Japan standard. Still remember the super cramped hotel in Hanzomon two trips back in Tokyo with Pei.
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This is the lounge for card members of the hotel chain. Nice sofa, and free flow of fruits, beverages, butter cookies, magazines, games, and concierge services.
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This is the lounge area of the hotel with food and beverage served to paying customers.
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Taken along the Toyohira River. It was boring at first, but a man came along and made a phone call while standing by the river. So I took a photo of him with the river bank.
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Elder lady making her way to the ball game grounds, walking along the footpath by the side of the Toyohira River.
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Pei at the chilled food aka "staple food for us in Japan" area in Lawson convenience store. The food and bentos in these stores are actually pretty good, and cost between 200+ yen to 600+ yen ($3 to $7.50) - this is how we save some money along the way! :)
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Busy street, even in Sapporo. However, I suspect it's not as bad as Tokyo's.
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Renaissance Hotel on the lower left corner, and Toyohira river on the right. I am standing on the bridge!
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One example of the bentos we bought from the convenience stores. Lower left - spaghetti (surprisingly not soft and mushy), Tori (chicken pieces), Rice on the top right, and other condiments and sausage to go with them. If I remember, it costed me $4.50 (298 yen). This is dinner!
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A beautifully formed plant found growing beside the river. Ah - reminds me that God takes care of even this little plant, which today is here, and perhaps a few days later withered and gone.
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DAY 2 - MOERENUMA PARK AND SAPPORO TV TOWER Pano photo taken from the window of our hotel window. It faces the Toyohira River. On the lower left corner, you might be able to spot tiny sized elderly people play some grass ball game.
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We are going to Moerenuma Park (モエレ沼公園, Moerenuma Kōen), so better have a hearty breakfast before going for the long walk!
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A sample of what we eat for breakfast at this hotel. Actually quite nice food we have here!
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Yes, this is the sausage and omelet combination. The sausage does look like lips!
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Walking in the underground subway walkway - a common sight for us.
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Waiting for the train - Pei poses for a Sapporo train station picture.
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Arrived at a bus station next to the subway station. From here, we will be taking a bus to the Moerenuma Park (モエレ沼公園).
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While we patiently wait for the next bus (about 20minutes time), we visited a bakery nearby.
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Since we had some time to spare, we bought a drink or two, and sat in the bakery for a short tea break.
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Bus stop near the Moerenuma Park. Took this after alighting from the bus, walked across the street, to check the returning bus timing.
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Pei amidst the flowers in the Moerenuma Park. This is along the path leading to the main entrance of the park.
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This is another "summer look" pose by Pei. There are really a lot of beautiful yellow flowers lining the pathway!!
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Pei with her bike before crossing the bridge to the main areas of the park.
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This is our first stop - Play Mountain. It measures 30 meters in height, and creates the major form for the entire park.
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An avid "ski-er" doing his grass ski-ing maneuvers as we walk up the play mountain.
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Pei resting and taking a picture near the top of the play mountain.
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[Panoramic Photo] This is the sea fountain. Created in reference to a similar fountain in Miamis Bayfront Park the Sea Fountain can also be called a sculpture of water. At its maximum height the fountain can reach 25 meters. The dynamic momentum and flow of water portrays the birth of life and the heavens above, giving the entire park a feeling of life.
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Pei used her Canon IXUS 860 to shoot me while I photographed the flowers, and trees against the blue sky.
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Our rented bicycles used for covering the vast area of the Moerenuma Park (モエレ沼公園).
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Cycling near the play mountain - deliberate overexposure to bring our the green of the field and Pei's face.
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Ah, this look like an alien abduction shot. keke. To show the scale of this shot, I had Pei go up the slope and raise her hands. Indeed this is a huge structure -Tetra Mound. The Tetra mound is a simple, dynamic form that consists of a triangular pyramid (13meters in height), composed of stainless steel columns, two meters in diameter, and a grassy mound.
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Pei coming down from the grass mould.
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Mt. Moere. Similar to the Play Mountain and Glass Pyramid, the 62-meter tall Mt. Moere constitutes a key form in the entire park as well as the only mountain landmark in the northeastern area of the city of Sapporo. Here's participants were trying to form the picture of a flower on the slope. Many people moving up and down this slope. Onlookers as well.
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Glass Pyramid in the background with a couple doing fishing in the foreground.
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[Panoramic Photo] This is the glass pyramid that sits near the centre of the park.
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Family at the table in the Glass Pyramid. Processed in black and white to show the contrast of the hard steel structure against the "softness" of the "warm" family below.
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Perspective shot. This was shot from the 4th floor revealing the 3rd floor (left wood flooring), 2nd floor (right with stairs and 5 black benches), and first floor (centre/top).
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We climbed up and came out at the top of the pyramid for a quick photo... The sun was in the top right top, causing some overexposure.
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Pei at the 2nd floor bench.
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Lines and shadows.
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