The next morning we headed out to Otaru to see its famed canal. I was a bit disappointed to find out that the scenic stretch is only about 500m but I suppose it does look postcard perfect. After lunch, we walked the Sakaimizo (?) shopping street towards Minami Otaru station.Continue Reading

I slept through dinner after reaching back to our hotel the night before. After fitful sleep, I managed to wake feeling slightly better this morning with the worst of my fever gone. However after our experience with the cold yesterday, we figured we didn’t really want a repeat so weContinue Reading