Sapporo Sapporo Sapporo

I have two days worth of news to catch up on, but luckily I have just had a dinner of the Jumbo size seafood cup noodles, so I am feeling fortified for all of the typing!
Yesterday we caught the train to the Chitose Rera Outlet mall, which is like a DFO in Sapporo. Rera means [...]

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Snowy Sapporo

Except that it is not…
Despite the weather reports last week saying that snow had arrived in Sapporo, any that fell has now melted, and all that is left is freezing cold air – but we are hoping it will snow before the week is out!
Last night after writing up the blog, we headed out for [...]

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Mellow day in Hiroshima

After so many days hitting the pavement, sightseeing from dawn til dusk and then more, today was far more mellow. I slept in until almost 9am, coughing and spluttering as my cold has moved down to my chest – yay!! (not!)
Our main goal today was to visit Hijiyama Park, which is set on a mountain [...]

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