Temp: -7'C
Arrived @ Memanbetsu Airport around 6pm. After collected our luggages, we left the airport and take a bus (880 yen/pax) to our hotel. The journey from airport to our Hotel is about 40 minutes. By the time, we stepped out from Airport, the sky already dark but the time is only about 6pm.
The bus just stop right in front our hotel. Its really convenient. Just walk about a minute to reach. :) After check in, we drop our luggage at our room. The room is very big compared to the Tokyo one. We had 2 big queen bed. Very comfortable hotel. :P Hotel provide free dinner but only one choice (Curry rice). Many of us tried it but I didn't due to time limit. We were late again @ lobby to meet up.
Toyoko Inn Hotel : Twin room
Price: 6,980 yen / night (2pax)
Nothing we can do there since it's already late @ night. But Sheyanne is just too excited with the thick thick snow. We all like crazy and keep take photos with the snows. Ann also excited and keep playing with the snow.
Cold Cold Cold!
Group photo of us
Happy Family!
Welcome to Abashiri
Toyoko Inn. Silence @ night!
"Gu jie" holding Ann walking along snow!
Posing with "yee yee"
Peace!
After some walk, we went to Sukiya, a fast food restaurant to have a late dinner. My dad, SIL and my sis joined only. The rest headed back to hotel room for bath & rest. Jayne already sleeping in the stroller while we were walking nearby our hotel. After dinner, she just woke up and it is just time for bath.Japan hotel is great with even small hotel also have bath tub. My girls love it so much and they love splashing the water there. Even it is winter and cold outside but we still take bath everyday in Japan. Weird? But I found we are ok with it. Wondering why foreigners always didn't take bath during winter?? :)
17th March 2012
Temp: -5'C
Visited: Drift Ice & Abashiri Prison Musuem
Too warm @ indoor
Waiting for boarding
Drift Ice Port
Aurora
Inside the cruise
Happy Family!
Ice In the Sea!
Great Experience!
Hai - O!
Our most desired itenary is drifting ice cruise (3,300 yen/pax) . Hotel provided free breakfast. After done, we waited for our bus to the Aurora Port for Cruise boarding. Excitement is getting more and more. This was really a great experience with it. Many people didn't join this tour as this is very pricy if take tour from KL. But since we travel our own, we really save a lots.
Nice Place
Abashiri Prison Museum
Thick thick Snow!
Jailed?
Throwing the snow ball
Mummy & Daughter
Walked & play so much!
Snow Ball War!
Sleep on Snow?
Walk, Jump, Run!!!
Typical Jailed room
Posing Ann
The cruise depart @ 9.30am and it take almost one hour. After that, we proceed to Abashiri Prison Museum (940 yen/pax) - we got a discount voucher from Internet. Suppose we should had our prison meal as lunch there. But then the canteen is closed during winter on the day of our visit. Too bad...
Ladies Jump!
Cutie Ann!
With Yee Yee
With Mummy!
With Grandfather
While waiting our bus
I love this place very much.Taken many nice photos with the snow scenery. After that, we take bus back to our hotel again and headed to train station for travelling to next destination : OTARU.
