Before leaving, Rhys asked us to make our own breakfast at the lodge. We made our own breakfasts with the stuff that Rhys bought for us in the communal fridge. Eggs (white and smooth) were aplenty and bread was toasted to go with them. The Kutchan lodge owner was generous with his groceries. We met also an Indonesian couple on holiday.
After checking out, we reached Otaru about lunch time and went about looking for the sushi street. Famed for a stretch of road where sushi is sold, we salivated over the plastic replicas of sushi and ramen meals on display.
Before taking lunch, we took some beautiful photos of the Otaru canal. It was really cold in Otaru.
We selected a sushi restaurant. Tim and I tried the snow crab soup. Though only a few pieces of the legs were given in the soup, we relished it. The sashimi was really fresh. I called a big unagi to share. Unagi tend to be small and skimpy in Malaysia but the Unagi we had was fleshy and oily.
The list of things must-do and must-try in Otaru:
1. 7 rainbow ice-cream. Layer upon layer of colors piled on the cone thus making the top longer than the bottom yet the amazing ice-cream did not topple. We used small spoons to share.
2. We visited the music box museum another must see in Otaru.
We then decided to drive up Mount Tengu (Tengu-yama) to look at the much touted night lights. We parked ourselves in the restaurant sitting near the window till the sun set. We took photos of the sun setting. Our patience was rewarded. The photos of Tengu-yama was just awesome!
We then had a most delicious dinner at the restaurant. That's when I fell in love with Japanese fish!
We then drove on to Sapporo and found our next host at Minami without any problem. Hayashi greeted us outside a beautiful massive bungalow. We were shown the most beautiful room ever. 3 beds for each of us and our own bathroom which we did not have to share. The house itself was a dream with spacious living room and dining room.
End of day 3.
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