Spring 2008 - The Dining Chapter

I love this Tempura set and udon. One of my satisfying meal for the trip

KFC in Japan. A bit oily though.

Bfast at Sumire inn.

On our train trips...

This is a real seafood lunch box. But its cold....

SalmOn Sushi bought from the train station before setting off to another one of our long train trip

Lotteria

This is my fav fast food chain in Japan.

I jus simply love their teriyaki beef and egg burger.

Cold Udon and rice with tuna

Keio Plaza Sapporo
I love their pumpkin soup. Its not tooo thick and creamy.

http://www.fruitscakefactory.com/

Sapporo Sparks Soup Curry

http://naminoya.com/

The sapporo soup curry

The chicken drumstick was fried before putting into the soup curry. You can choose the degree of the hottness too..... Together with the white rice....ahhhhh.....If there's any day i am going back to sapporo, it will be for Sparks Soup Curry! To think that we nearly missed this!

Furano

This restaurant in Furano looks rather posh but its reasonably priced. i really like the ambience there.

my fav Chicken Skin

Farm Tomita

Melon and Lavender iCe-Cream

Hakodate - SeafOOd

I love what i ordered at Hakodate for dinner. The Sashimi simply melts in my mouth! The crab soup is thick and tasty!

Ice cream from vending machine

Spring 2008 - The AccommdatiOn Chapter

Keio Plaza Sapporo
My fav. Hotel Stay for the whole trip!
http://www.keioplaza-sapporo.co.jp/english/index2.html

Keio Plaza loookss so "up" rite at nite!

Sumire Inn in Furano

I got a culture shOck when i first reached. Anyone wan to experience Typical Japanese style accommdation, you must stay here! And this is really tatami style!

Hotel Maruyasu in Hakodate

This is really a typical Inn.....
My verdict....there are really other better choices....

Oak Hotel in Tokyo

http://www.oakhotel.co.jp/english/
We were fortunate to be given discount on our first night as we did not make any prior booking. The discount was given because.... Shahid is a good man!
The staff can converse in English!

Double ROom

Single Room

Spring 2008 - The ShOOping Chapter

This is from Daikanyama... Rootote. The shop that was featured in So Simple 2.
The bags sold in the shop are expensive though. The only regret....i shld have spent and bought a bigger size!!!
I found a pushcart at bugis yesterday that sell the exact same bag!
http://www.rootote.com/

Sapporo

Of course, the famous Hokkaido Shiroi Koibito Biscuits!!!

Soup packs.

This is Shinchan (La bi xiao xin) fav snack (xiao xiong bin gan) from Furano supermarket.

Chip n Dale musical box from Otaru.

Farm Tomita

http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/
Obviously, most of the stuff are made from lavender.

Candle Ship Furano

http://www.candle-ships.jp/

I love this shop. They sell various types and designs of candles, some for therapy purposes.

(Note: Emmeline, i got the the back row, the pink color one for you)