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December 22nd
How time flies! We went back to Tokyo this day. We had breakfast and played at the snow outside the hotel, then packed our stuff and checked out. We went to the New Chitose Airport by Rapid Airport early because we all wanted to shop there.
From the room
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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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January 21st
The hotel’s shuttle bus was ready at 11:25 a.m. and with us, it was already full (9 seats only). When we were passing through the Otaru station we saw some snow! Anyway, we arrived in our destination, Sapporo, and left our luggage in the hotel. We then had a walk in Daimaru, Stellar Place and Esta. We even bought something in Akachan. My kid had lots of fun in Namco!
Shuttle Bus
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December 21st
I actually didn’t have to get up so early this morning but I wanted to enjoy the private hot spring pool before breakfast. It was until 11:30a.m. that the hotel provided us a shuttle bus to go back to Otaru JR Station. I had breakfast at the same place as the dinner last night. I took some photos and again enjoyed the pool before leaving. I had actually bathed at the pool for four times in two days. My sister said her skin became much better after bathing there.
Finally! I saw the sea.
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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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December 20
I would meet my sister at the Sapporo Station at 11:30a.m., so we took the train at 10:00a.m. We didn’t make a reservation until the day before yesterday, so our seats were not good ones. We didn’t sit together and my husband had to sit with our kid at one seat. We arrived at 11:29a.m. and my kid said he left his pillow at Villa Sport (he used that pillow since he was a baby). But we were in Tomamu, what could we do? Then we went to the Tourist Information Center, and asked the staff to call Villa Sport for us. After 5-7 minutes, they called back and said they found the pillow. They will send it back to us (Gracery Hotel)! I met my sister and we went to Otaru together. Everytime I go to Otaru, it’s really cold, so I had a scarf prepared for my kid. When we arrived though, it wasn’t that cold (7.5 Degree Celsius). We took some photos with the canal (which had no snow) and then went to Masazushi to eat some yummy sushi! In my opinion, they have the best sushi in Japan!
We took the shuttle bus to go back to Tomamu JR Station
More snow than yesterday!
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December 19
Spa House has a Wave Pool, Open Air-bath (swim suit is not allowed), Kids Pool and Jet Spa Cottage. You need to pay an entrance fee to enter the Spa House (with Open-Air Bath), or you can pay a lesser amount and just enjoy the Open Air-bath only (this is what most of the Japanese people do). After that, we went to Nininpuri by shuttle bus to have eat. The buffet was ok - the Hokkaido potatoes and corns are the best! In the past, it was the “Seafood Market” that provided better buffet! After that, my son was tired so we went back to the hotel. The resort will have the brand new Ice Village on December 23rd!
My kid writing his name on the snow!
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December 19
We took the train to Tomamu at 10:00a.m. and arrived at 11:30a.m.. This was the third time I visited here and as usual, I stayed at Villa Sport (as it is quite close to the Resort Center and Viz Spa House). We booked a one-hour private lesson for my kid to learn skiing at 2:00p.m., and we requested a coach who can speak English. Therefore the centre provided a translator for us. However, my kid didn’t finish the one-hour lesson; maybe he was too tired (we wasted the money)! He wanted to drive a snow mobile, but he was too small to do it! So instead, we just took a picture of him with the snow mobile. After that, we went to the Spa House.
We came to Tomamu again! And this time, we brought one more family member!
Kitty: Hi all! Another blogger is bringing us to Hokkaido and Tokyo. Enjoy!
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December 18
We went to Narita (then Hokkaido) by a JAL flight at 10:35am. As we went there with kids, we had the privilege to go through the immigration quicker. We even met Antony Leung and his family (and two maids too). We then did the domestic terminal check-in at 3:30pm, and went to Chitose at 6:40pm. The flight was delayed because there were too many flights. We went to Sapporo by JR at 9:15pm. It was already 10:00pm when we reached Gracery Hotel Sapporo. My eldest kid was with me by then so we didn’t visit the Noodle Street. We went to Lawson and bought some food instead. I didn’t see any snow in Sapporo and I really felt disappointed.
A small accident happened – my AIGLE Gore-tex shoes got broken! The next day, I went to Tomamu Resort. My sister brought an extra pair of shoes with her so she lent it to me! They even bought me another pair of fur boots in Sapporo the other day.
JAL flight-shaped telescope. We sat at the upper deck.
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