Day #5 Sapporo to Yokohama
Food on this trip has been exceptional. The hotel we
stayed in at Jozankei, had a wonderful buffet breakfast and dinner. Particularly last night that the boys thoroughly
enjoyed. The dinner had such a variety of traditional and western food
including snow crab from the Atlantic, wide variety of noodle and ramen, and also wagyu beef you could die for. so so tender... The pleasing thing is the boys seem to be enjoying more of this style of food, and also trying something new each time.
Today was a big travel day so we got up early and went
for breakfast. Again huge selection for
breakfast, in a dining hall/area that seated well over 1000
people. The food was exceptional. Have a look at a few of the pics from that on Flickr.
After breakfast we packed our bags and headed off to the airport bus ride, through security and onto our ANA aircraft... BUT one student missing. Luckily, Id stayed behind because I noticed a bag left unattended in our area. I waited and waited at the gate hoping they'd not shut it, and we'd miss the flight, but lucky for the young man, he turned up, (stuffing his face full of Japanese Chocolate), and we got onto the plne just before the door closed.
A good flight down to Tokyo and then on to Yokahama by a bus through the Japanese freeways. Yokohama is a southern district/suburb or Tokyo about 1.5 hrs drive from Tokyo city centre in good traffic. Its a very industrial port, with heaps of shipping and docks. In the distance coming into the city via the huge bridges you could see for the first time Mt Fuji... we look forward to going there in a few days time.
Dinner tonight was in the world renown Yokohama Chinatown. Lovely restaurant that served us with some of the local delites and traditional Chinese meals as well. After a stroll around the local markets, we headed home for bed.
Tomorrow is a very early rise (6am) for breakfast and then off to SCHOOL. The boys are attending classes for the morning, then play their billets in the afternoon, before heading home for their second night away billeted.
After breakfast we packed our bags and headed off to the airport bus ride, through security and onto our ANA aircraft... BUT one student missing. Luckily, Id stayed behind because I noticed a bag left unattended in our area. I waited and waited at the gate hoping they'd not shut it, and we'd miss the flight, but lucky for the young man, he turned up, (stuffing his face full of Japanese Chocolate), and we got onto the plne just before the door closed.
A good flight down to Tokyo and then on to Yokahama by a bus through the Japanese freeways. Yokohama is a southern district/suburb or Tokyo about 1.5 hrs drive from Tokyo city centre in good traffic. Its a very industrial port, with heaps of shipping and docks. In the distance coming into the city via the huge bridges you could see for the first time Mt Fuji... we look forward to going there in a few days time.
Dinner tonight was in the world renown Yokohama Chinatown. Lovely restaurant that served us with some of the local delites and traditional Chinese meals as well. After a stroll around the local markets, we headed home for bed.
Tomorrow is a very early rise (6am) for breakfast and then off to SCHOOL. The boys are attending classes for the morning, then play their billets in the afternoon, before heading home for their second night away billeted.
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