We arrived in Sapporo rather tiredly — me perhaps moreso than others! We ate at the Tokyo airport (NRT) before catching our flight to Sapporo and I had had a drink — I shrugged it off at the time; but after ascending to cruise altitude on the flight from Tokyo to Sapporo the alcohol hit with a vengeance… even though it was just a single drink! We did manage to find our reservation for the night, although that may be thanks to the proprietress, who came running out to greet us. We stayed at a Ryokan the first night, using the communal baths (they are really quite nice once you get past any hangups) and then sleeping immediately.
When we got up the next morning, a hero known around the world welcomed us to Sapporo!
We wandered around Sapporo for a bit, eventually seeing the clock tower…
… and thereafter deciding that Angela is, in fact, a turtle. Lookit here…
… if you tipped her over directly onto her back, do you really think that she would be able to get up again?!?
After exploring Sapporo a little bit we headed to the brewery of Sapporo brand beer… and in exploring the history of Sapporo beer we found that they had created the ultimate brew known to man kind:
Afterwards we sampled the complete selection (currently) offered by Sapporo breweries (sorry, it turns out that Cock Brand is actually no longer offered).
… but, it was still early in the day, being just starting on the afternoon, so we took off to Otaru.
October 30th, 2006 at 6:43 pm - Edit
YAY Astroboy! or well Atom I guess!!!
YAY For no dells!
Soaring high in the sky,
He may be small but only in size.
AstroBoy, AstroBoy,
He is brave and gentle and wise!
Stronger Than all the rest,
this mighty robot will pass the test,
Oh villans fear him, so we cheer him,
The amazing AstroBoy!
When you need someone strong,
Our robot friend will never be long.
AstroBoy, AstroBoy,
He will try to right any wrong!
When there’s danger near by,
No matter who, what, where, when or why.
He’ll defend us, he’ll defend us,
The amazing AstroBoy!
Closing theme:
Come and join us in a melody,
A song of happiness for you and me.
Sing of joy, sing about a boy,
Little hero, AstroBoy!
Come and join us in a fantasy,
We can all be heros, you and me.
Sing of joy, sing about a boy,
Little hero, AstroBoy!
Lighting up the way for all,
For soon he will fight for right,
Strong as steel and with a heart of gold.
Sing of glory,
Pour your heart our,
Your voices will be heard,
And it’s raining out with love for all.
October 31st, 2006 at 12:33 am - Edit
Hahaha I knew I could count on you, Rog.