Sapporo Ryokan

... .  After the performance I asked Ms. Alabama and her male companion whether they knew how I could get back to Sapporo by public transportation.  They didn't since they drove there but they spoke Japanese and inquired from the Museum ...

... and fish staring at you while you eat them (Bex this was worse than yours still had all the guts in Michelle nearly cried!) Sapporo is a huuuuuuuuge city laid out very American style but I won:t bore you with a history lesson (did that to Michelle all of ...

... in all the brochures, the background buildings (which dwarf it) are airbrushed out to make it look more impressive. Still, as Sapporo is such a modern city, it was impressive to see a building still there from the 1800s. Then walked to the Botanical ...

... along a flood channel full of pools and dead branches. Our guide, a fit PE teacher at a secondary school in Sapporo, pointed out flowers, fungi, footprints and mountain peaks along the way. We crossed another smooth boardwalk, this time through a ...

... a faster rapid line train but it cost ¥1800 each and only saved 20 minutes! We picked up some drinks in the station and Ben found a Sapporo Lemon Tea that he really liked, while I had to stick to Coke Zero. Down in the main train station we found the JR ...

... we had made, which came through for Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Tokyo. Got ourselves together and caught the 10.30am train from Sapporo to Hakodate, then had to run to the next train which left in 4mins, fortunately the trains are so efficient that ...

... looking double cheeseburger. Catching a train to nearby Ueno, we checked out the local markets before loading up on sushi and Sapporo and making our way to Onshi Park for Sakura Matsuri, the Cherry Blossom Festival and one of our main reasons ...

... of a lightweight when it comes to beer (or any other drink it appears), Dave also isn't too keen on our intended visit to the Sapporo beer factory), and then we left. You will never guess what we had for lunch. It wouldn't be curry, would it? I swear ...

... in the bar downstairs as Morgan and I said we would share a beer in Japan just to try it, 600 yen later a bottle of 500ml Sapporo Beer was set down in front of us and poured into our glasses by the bar tender who spoke a little English. Little did I know ...

... it. We ventured off to a hole-in-the-wall Japanese Pub in Ameyoko Market and got 2 beers in clay short mugs. "Kirin" and "Sapporo" are the beers to drink in Japan. Overall the market was quite interesting to say the least. Sounds of bells, small trinkets ...

... the center now so i have to go. Finding a cell phone, ryokan and sakura by Jenna: Hey, everyone! We are all in Sapporo right now, including my sister. After my flight we got into Tokyo and were trying to find cell phones so we could contact ...

... restaurants, and we decide to stop for a drink of the local brew. On the second floor we order a large Yebitsu and a medium Sapporo, both with outsize your typical imperial pint. We end up chatting to a family of English tourists and have a lovely natter ...