Monday, 27 July 2015

The Lebaran Trip

Journey in Hokkaido

Day 1

The Hell Valley 
We arrived at Tokyo at around 6.30am on the 16th of July. We ate our breakfast and waited for our next flight to Sapporo in Hokkaido. We reached Sapporo at around 11am. There, we met my other relatives who would also join the trip. We ate Hokkaido ramen for our lunch. At around 3pm, the bus and the tour guide arrived. Then, we continued our journey to Noboribetsu. There, we visited the Hell Valley. After that, we went to our hotel for it was almost evening and we needed rest. We had dinner at the hotel and traveled to places near the hotel. After that, we had our rest.

Day 2

Lavender flowers in Tomita
We had breakfast at the hotel. Then, we proceeded to our next destination, Furano. There we visited Tomita where we could marvel at the beautiful flowers. The main flowers were the lavender flowers. After that, we proceeded to Furano Flower Garden where we ate our lunch. Then, we went to Biei to marvel at the lavender flowers. Then, we headed to the blue pond, a pond that is naturally blue in color. After that, we went to the hotel. We had dinner and rested.


Market in Kushiro

Day 3

We had breakfast at the hotel. Then, we went to Kushiro. We directly had lunch for it was already noon. Then, we walked around at a market. There were fish, fruits, Japanese snacks, etc. Then, we headed to a museum in Kushiro. After that, we went to the hotel beside Lake Akan and near an Ainu (original Hokkaido people) village. Then, we visited the Ainu village and also Lake Akan. After that, we had dinner and rested.

Day 4

Otaru Canal
We had breakfast at the hotel. Then, we went to Otaru. We had our lunch and visited Otaru Canal. Then, we went to Sakuranbo for cherry picking. There, we pick cherries directly from the garden and ate them. After that, we went to Sapporo and ate our dinner. Then, we went to the hotel and rested.





Day 5

We had our breakfast at the hotel. Then, we headed to the airport and had a flight to Tokyo. 

Aoyama Flower Market entrance

In Tokyo

We visited places such as Aoyama Flower Market and Tokyo Station. We also watched a piano concert. Then, we celebrated our cousin's birthday. We surprised him at around 00:00 on his birthday day.