Day 1: Cousins' Summer Drive Away

Taking a red eye flight at our age isn't a joke...we had to walk to stay awake, if it helped at all. :))) This summer, we cousins are exploring Hokkaido. We picked up our car at Chitose Airport Poplar Shop and arrived in Sapporo city slightly after lunch.

We took Charlotte and Lydia to Ramen Alley for some comforting bowls of ramen. :) There are many ramen stalls in this alley and we just picked one we fancied. It's called Ichikura.

For corn lovers...

Beer & ramen... :D

I love checking out floral shops wherever we go. :D It makes me happy. 

Our stamina for the first day of our summer vacay puts us to shame!  :))) We checked into a random bookstore for a cuppa. :)

And after which, we went in search of kani (crabs)! We are in Hokkaido afterall! :D

We ended up at Hokkaido Kani Shogun Sapporo Honten.

First, sake... ;)

And finally crabs! :D

We love hotpots! :D Look at all the crabby goodness in one pot. :)))

Crab congee tastes so good!!! 

That's about our first day in Sapporo. :) We didn't seem to do much but filling up our bellies. :)

Details of Hokkaido Kani Shogun Sapporo Honten:
2 Chome-14-6 Minami 4 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0804, Japan
T: +81 11-222-2588
W: http://www.kani-ya.co.jp/shogun/sapporo/

Day 5: Cashless on the Last Day *.*

On the last morning in Tokyo, we called room service. :) Egg bene to kickstart our day. :D

Today's weather isn't fantastic but it ain't stopping us to somewhere cute. :)))

So here we are, at Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory :D

The dining area isn't big and they do not accept reservation. We were thus lucky to get a corner table. :) 

We were happily seated but not for long. Lin realized we ran out of cash after placing our orders. *.* This place accepts cash only. :(((

If I knew we didn't have cash....I would have stopped Lin from ordering these pasta... :@

We could have shared the drinks too. :)))

But these cuties are a definite must order. :)))

Mitsue couldn't come save us cos the cafe is too far from the city centre. In the end, we plastered on lots of layers of skin and called our Japanese housing agent for help! :))) PAISEH to the MAX! *.*

It was house hunting after that. :)))

Dinner was simple and delicious at Kayanoya Midtown. :)

Dinner was delightful but I needed to satisfy my gyoza and ramen cravings. Hence second round of dinner at Haneda Airport. We boarded our flight with full bellies. :)))

Details of Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory:
5 Chome-3-1 Daita, Setagaya, Tokyo 155-0033, Japan
T:+81 3-5787-6221
W: http://www.shiro-hige.com/

Details of Kayanoya:
Tokyo Midtown
Galleria B1/6
T:+81 3-3479-0880