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The Long Wait Ends
September 12, 2012
Hello Folks,
Here we are in Nippon and our trip is off to a great start. The plane ride was a long one (14 hrs Toronto-Tokyo) and our total travel time, home to hostel in Sapporo, was about 23 hours.
I think most of the passengers on our flight were veterans of this route. Within an hour of take-off at 2pm all the ...
Day 2
... t really know what else to call him) merchandise. Further down the promenade we found a shrine with a statue of what Bryan called the “Squirrel-Bear-Monk.” We saw some Japanese tourists pour some water on his head (for what we assumed was for good luck) and took some pictures with him, as well.
When we reached the end of the strip, we crossed the street and walked into a public park. It was very well kept (In fact, Bryan said it ...
Day 1
I safely arrived in Japan and am having a great time so far! Narita airport was not as culturally different as I thought it would be, and neither was Chitose airport in Sapporo. We spent barely any time in Narita, but we'll be back in Tokyo soon enough. One thing I thought was funny was at Chitose, as we were pulling in, the ground crew was all lined up along the side of the plane and as soon as we ...
To Sapporo on Peach Airlines
... altogether.
Check in at Peach Aviation was quick and fuss free and then you drop your luggage at this room that looks like a storage room. Unlike Air asia, there have shuttle bus to take you to plane. Just after take off we saw a lady take her food out. Hmm, you wouldnt get that to do that on air asia. Peach took off on time and landed on time . Nice and smooth flight. I would take it again.
The train to sapporo took about 45 min and the weather ...
The Time is NOW!
... is doing ok considering the circumstances but is still in the Intensive Care Unit and will be for the next month to receive physical rehabilitation and speech therapy. The doctor says because he is young the rehabilitation will be much faster and that is a blessing.
It is funny that one can even see a blessing or spin a tragic event like this into anything remotely positive. This is ...