Our day started ridiculously early after I found out that Disneyland opened at 8am instead of the usual 9am. As we were not staying onsite this round, it meant that we had to get up by 6 to catch the 7am train. It was 1 hour away from Shinjuku to Maihama and required a change… Continue reading Day 13 – Disneyland
On this day, we made our way to Thomasland Japan which was located in Fuji-Q Highland. It had been opened since 1998. I never knew! We had been to Fuji-Q in 2006 and had not noticed this little area for sure. We had 2 options – 1 was to take the train and we would… Continue reading Day 12 – Thomasland
We were leaving Sapporo today for Tokyo. Between taking the bus at 90min and taking the train at 40min, we picked the bus so that the kids could sleep on the bus and we did not have to walk to the JR station in the snow or transfer via cab. It turned out to be… Continue reading Day 11 – Sapporo to Tokyo
The kids had such a late night the day before due to the hiccups in accommodation and with the location of the hotel being further from the JR station, I altered our itinerary and opted to cab from our hotel to Shiroi Koibito Park. It cost 2350yen for the ride and it was worthwhile because… Continue reading Day 10 – Sapporo
As usual, we were running late for breakfast. Breakfast hours were supposed to end by 930am and we only made it by 830am. We also had to queue to be admitted. Waiting for breakfast Tucking in After breakfast, we checked out and used the complimentary locker and ski locker to house our stuffs. We… Continue reading Day 9 – Rusutsu to Sapporo
We commenced the day with birthday kisses for Z. It was snowing heavily in the morning. We played in the snow and took some pictures before heading to Crescent Hall for buffet breakfast. It was nearly 930am when we were done and had to rush for the Crayon ShinChan Kids’ Ski Class. We had booked… Continue reading Day 8 – Rusutsu, Hokkaido
The free shuttle to Rusutsu had to be reserved prior with the hotel booking information. I was thankful that our hotel was right behind the bus stop (spot the silver car in the background – it was next to the hotel’s side entrance). The bus only departed once a day at 8am. If we missed… Continue reading Day 7 – Rusutsu, Hokkaido
We would miss waking up to this snowy landscape in the morning. This was the view from our room on 33rd floor. All rooms at the Tower and Risonare Tomamu are corner rooms which meant every room had an awesome 270° view. The highest floor was 37th or 38th. Maybe we booked early so… Continue reading Day 6 – Tomamu to Sapporo
It was very difficult to drag the kids up in the morning at 7am. I had thought of having a slow, leisurely breakfast from 730am to 830am, then heading upstairs to wear our ski boots and report for our ski classes at 855am. However, it was already 8am when we got to the restaurant. There… Continue reading Day 5 – Tomamu, Hokkaido
Goodbye, Osaka! We forwarded 1 31″ luggage and 1 stroller to Tokyo at 3100yen. We only had to manage 2 luggages in snowy Hokkaido. Phew! We started the day early because of a 840-1030 domestic flight to catch from Itami, Osaka to New Chitose, Hokkaido. We had to cab over to the… Continue reading Day 4 – Tomamu, Hokkaido
The Honey Marquise Vol 1.1 