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December 22nd

We went to Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku by Limousine, but the traffic jam delayed our plan. We took a rest at a hotel and went to Ueno to buy some souvenirs. My husband went to buy some toys and I spent my time at 0101 Department Store. It was windy and raining so we stayed in the department store to eat something. We chose a restaurant that serves pizza and spaghetti.   The food was yummy, especially the thin pizza.

We were waiting for a Limousine. It was cold and cloudy.

Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku – registered for VIP online and enjoyed late check-out at 1:00pm

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December 21st

We went to buy some souvenirs at Tarukikoji 6 which offered 10% off and duty free. After that, we went to eat crab and prawn. We made a reservation for a table and there were only one waiter and one waitress who could actually speak Mandarin. We wanted to order 2 cheaper sets and 2 expensive ones, but the restaurant only allowed us to order the same sets, so we chose the expensive one (5,250Yen per set). For our kid, we have to pay 109 Yen times the age (e.g. if my kid is 4 year-old, the price is 109Yen x 4). We only got 90 minutes to have the dinner, but it was not enough. We stopped ordering Hairy Crab as it took us too much time to eat the crab legs. I liked crab with more meat. This set also offered tempura crab and prawn. After dinner, it was snowing, so we went back to the hotel by taxi.

The hotel room

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12日20日

It was raining since 4p.m.  I spent some time in the music box store while my sister tried to look for a cap.   We then went to Otaru JR Station and booked a shuttle bus at 5p.m.. When we arrived, we tried the private hot springs. Sun was already set so the view was not very good. We had dinner in a French restaurant at 7:30p.m. and it was nice (especially the bread). Comments on this restaurant were not good on the internet, but in my opinion it was very nice. After that, we went to have a look at the outdoor hot springs. It was not very special so we chose to enjoy the one in our room. We watched TV and then went to bed after.

Japanese and Westerm Style Twin room

The hot springs in our room

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I actually just stayed in the hotel and enjoyed its facilities and food for a few days. There are three restaurants in the hotel that provided breakfast buffets.  I stayed in the hotel for three nights and tried them all. One of them provided Japanese cuisine and the other two provided Western food.

This is the Japanese one - half-buffet (main course is set).  Actually I don’t really like Japanese breakfast!

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Actually I am not so happy with my plan for Okinawa, because I didn’t do a lot of research (I didn’t buy a guide book, I simply used online resources)  I missed Zanpamisaki because of this!

The only thing I am happy with is the hotel I stayed at for three nights. It is the ANA Hotel - Manza Beach Hotel & Resort. (http://www.anamanza.co.jp/)

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In the beginning of 2008, I’ve been planning to travel to a place where I can enjoy beach and sunshine - options include Koh Samui, Saba and Pulau Langkawi. Because of my work and health, I haven’t made a visit up until now.

I’ve done lots of research over the Internet. They are all nice places to go to, so it will be tough to make a decision.  After hours of research,  I found that Okinawa is not a bad place to stay! I’ve been in Japan on 2005 and 2007 and I love this country a lot!  I’ve chosen a hotel in Okinawa and it is much more expensive than those I usually choose (I usually choose those below 10,000 per night - double).

I didn’t plan a tight schedule - I want to relax

In the past, Hong Kong people have to stop at Taiwan, in order to go to Okinawa. But now, we have Hong Kong Express to go directly to Okinawa (it is not a very good airlines though).

October 4, 2008 - we arrived in Okinawa at 8p.m., so we couldn’t do much on day one. People all took photos around when we were taking the shuttle bus, but I didn’t. I am it regretting now…

The international airport of Okinawa is much smaller than its domestic one!

We stayed in Toyoko Inn at the first night, and the next day, we went into a resort hotel. There are four Toyoko Inn in Okinawa but we chose the one closest to the Naha bus stop.

Here are some photos:

Toyoko Inn

The main transport in Naha is this single-track tram, you can buy 1, 2, or 3 day(s) pass.

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Date: August 2008

We get up at 6am and heading to see coral reef by ferry. The ferry is made of glass!

The tour guide said Okinawa is one of the poorest places in Japan, which is not as rich as Tokyo. In this trip, I can’t see any Corolla, but most of the cars are quite new and under 10 years old. It is because cars in Japan are quite cheap, for example, Mazda 2 is no more than HK$100,000. Moreover, for roads in Okinawa a K car (660 cc) is enough. For European cars, I only see a new S class and a BMW Z3 in this trip.

You see? There are no luxuries in this car park, but most of the cars are quite new.

It is a beautiful beach with nice scenery and not many people.

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Date: August 2008

I know reader likes pictures more than texts, anyway, hope you can use my blog for references and I will post all of my pictures later.

On the first day, we gather at 6am (4 August, Tuesday) at Shun Tak Centre; we go to Macau by ferry and our flight will depart at Macau.

We will spend four days in Okinawa.
In the flight, there are six groups of travelers and more than two hundred people in total. For day 3 we can spend our time either on  beaches or sightseeing, and we choose the later. I eat rice with curry and chicken in the flight, it is not bad.

It takes more than two hours to get to Okinawa, time is 2pm now (Hong Kong is 1pm).

Weather is good - 33°C.

First we go to JUSCO and buy some fruits, my mother chooses a peach (HK$13), it is yummy!

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Date: Oct 2008

I thought I have set the alarm, but it is 8am when I get up! Therefore I quickly go to the hotel’s restaurant to have breakfast and after that - get the car!

*We stay in Chisun Inn for the first two nights and we live in room346, but when we arrive 3/F, we see the signs writing "301-345 turn left and 347 - 3xx turn right" - so where is our 346????? I wanted to ask the receptionist, but luckily we found 346 after we tried to turn right.

Ken said, "so weird?!?!"

I said, "……" (sweating)

This is how I feel after I entered the room:I think I will never pick this hotel again.

Our first stop - Jyogai Market which is close to Sapporo.

Cute fence!

See the small car at the right hand side carrying several children? Interesting!

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Hello Kitty Hotel!

Demi is so excited to be here!

This is the only picture that she sits down!

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