Day 4: Sweet Break at Furano Delice :)

Time for a sweet break at Furano Delice after a couple of hours of drive from Otaru to Furano. :) 

Everything looks so delicious... *.*

And our ultimate choice... :)

Things that brighten my day! :D

To save time, soft serve on the go :)))

Details of Furano Delice:
2156-1 Shimogoryo, Furano, Hokkaido 076-0017, Japan
T: +81 167-22-8005
W: https://www.le-nord.com/

Day 3: Finding Fun Despite the Storm in Otaru :)

Grey skies awaited us at Otaru. :))) But that doesn't deter us from admiring Otaru Canal.

We could easily walk to anywhere in Otaru. One of the places we brought Charlotte and Lydia to today was Otaru Music Museum. 

An ice cream/soft serve a day keeps the blue away. :)

If mom is here, she will definitely want these grilled babies. :)))

It was afternoon by the time we reached Kaemei. If we had arrived in the morning, we would be able to see the staff clean, descale, and dissect the fish before making them into fish paste to make fish cakes. Kaemei's fish cakes are prepared with freshly caught seafood from the nearby waters.

There were 4 of us, none of us took a pic of Hotel Torifito where we would be staying for a nite, other than our rooms with a barrel in it? :))) 

Now if the rain gets lighter, we could perhaps head out for dinner. :)

Details of Hotel Torifito Otaru Canal:
1 Chrome-5-7 Ironai, Otaru
Hokkaido 047-0031
Japan
W:https://torifito.jp/otarucanal/en/

Day 2: A Ryokan Experience with the Cousins :)

We had a good nite sleep at Mercure Hotel! Plus a scrumptious traditional Japanese breakfast, we are all ready for our second day in Hokkaido. :D 

I've a soft spot for croissant.... :)

Nijo Seafood Market is within walking distance to Mercure Sapporo (6 mins walk). That's the first place we are gonna check out today. :)

It's not possible for us to buy fresh seafood as we are on a road trip. But we are definitely laying our hands on the anchovies, dried shrimps and scallops. They make awesome broth! :D

Are you into Soup curry? It's another signature food you need to try when you are in Hokkaido. :) There was a long queue by the time we get to Soup Curry Garaku! *.*

Tabulating our funds while we waited for our food. :D

We chose chicken soup curry and pork soup curry to try. There're not the thick curry we are used to. Think spicy soup. :)

What's curry without rice? :D

Garaku Soup Curry....checked....off to our next destination. :D We stumbled upon Noymond Organic Cafe on our way to Soup Curry Garaku and they serve gelato! Of course we need to make a stop here after lunch. :)))

For Charlotte & Lydia :)

Happy bellies, happy us. :D We are off to our ryokan indulgence at Club Jyozankei. :)

Our room at Club Jyozankei is huge. We should have just gotten one room. :)))

Cheers to our first ryokan experience together. :)

Club Jyozankei has a library where guests can enjoy complimentary drinks. :)

Dressing up in our Yukata and ready for our dinner at the Ryokan. :)

This isn't the bill. It's the menu. :)

I treasure every cousins get-togethers. Though we are busy with our own commitments, we are close at heart. :) 

And we finished our second day on a sweet note. :D

Details of Soup Curry Garaku:
Japan
〒060-0063 Hokkaido
Sapporo
Chuo Ward
Minami 2 Jonishi
2 Chome
６−1 おくむらビルB１
T: +81 11-233-5568
W: https://s-garaku.com/

Details of Noymond Organic Cafe:
2 Chome-7-1 
Minami 3 Jonishi, Chuo Ward
Sapporo
Hokkaido 060-0063
Japan
T: +81 11-211-0039
W: https://noymond.owst.jp/

Details of Club Jyozankei:
2-10 Jozankeionsennishi
Minami Ward
Sapporo
Hokkaido 061-2303
Japan
T:+81 11-595-2001
W: http://www.club-jyozankei.com/