關於 pretty little trips ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

Bumpfie at 23 weeks.

Just a few more weeks before I step into the third trimester. I'm very much hoping I can still find time and energy to keep up with the zestful kids and continue going on our weekend family adventures.

Even though the belly is not too huge yet, I have already had several comments from friends that it is looking pretty pointed. You know the old wives' tale on how having a round belly means a baby girl and an elongated one means baby boy, right? Was that accurate for you?

I guess baby bumps come in all shapes and sizes and each one is unique, precious and worth celebrating. I am definitely gonna try and enjoy the rest of this pregnancy journey despite that I need to pee in the middle of the night, can't sleep well and am starting to waddle. It's my huge blessing, and I am fully aware of it.

Have a happy Sunday, people! ❤

P.S. It's been amazing to feel the baby flutters and from what I can tell, this baby boy is gonna be an active little one just like his three elder siblings. Haha. Yup, can't wait to bring you on our hiking trips, my boy.

#ahappymum #23weekspregnant #pregnancy #motherhood #stayingactive #gottawalkmore #keepexercising

[138991] 7791. 齊木楠雄的災難：天才魔術師！？蝶野雨綠"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." A Genius Magician?! Uryoku Chouno (2016)★★★
[138992] 7792. 齊木楠雄的災難：在電視中再會！蝶野雨綠"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Second Encounter (on TV)! Uryoku Chouno (2016)★★
[138993] 7793. 齊木楠雄的災難：超級可疑！Dark Reunion"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." How Shady! Dark Reunion! (2016)★★╍
[138994] 7794. 齊木楠雄的災難：海灘 夏日物語"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Beachside Summer Story (2016)★★
[138995] 7795. 齊木楠雄的災難：學校再開！燃堂的憂鬱"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." A New School Term Starts! The Melancholy of Nendou (2016)★★
[138996] 7796. 齊木楠雄的災難：請您收我為弟子"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Please Make Me Your Apprentice! (2016)★★
[138997] 7797. 齊木楠雄的災難：隔壁班級的靈能力者"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Psychic Medium in the Class Next Door (2016)★★
[138998] 7798. 齊木楠雄的災難：灰呂杵志尋找木材之旅"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Kineshi Hairo, in Search of Lumber (2016)★★
[138999] 7799. 齊木楠雄的災難：留下看家的災難"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Home Alone Disaster (2016)★
[139000] 7800. 齊木楠雄的災難：交往了三個月的危機"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Crisis in Three-Month Relationship (2016)★★

[139001] 7801. 齊木楠雄的災難：穿上無敵的迷彩服逃命吧！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Escape Using an Invincible Suit of Camouflage! (2016)★★
[139002] 7802. 齊木楠雄的災難：燃燒吧！PK學園體育祭（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139003] 7803. 齊木楠雄的災難：燃燒吧！PK學園體育祭（中篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day (Part 2) (2016)★★
[139004] 7804. 齊木楠雄的災難：燃燒吧！PK學園體育祭（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day (Part 3) (2016)★★
[139005] 7805. 齊木楠雄的災難：別燃燒啊！防災訓練！！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Don’t Catch Fire! Safety Drill! (2016)★★
[139006] 7806. 齊木楠雄的災難：魅惑的高級咖啡果凍"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Enticing Premium Quality Coffee Jello (2016)★★
[139007] 7807. 齊木楠雄的災難：為了不遇到災難就只好…"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." In Order to Avoid Misfortune... (2016)★★
[139008] 7808. 齊木楠雄的災難：照橋同學的最大試煉"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Teruhashi's Biggest Trial... (2016)★★
[139009] 7809. 齊木楠雄的災難：靈能力者鳥束零太的災難"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Disatrous Life of Psychic Medium Reita Toritsuka (2016)★★
[139010] 7810. 齊木楠雄的災難：快點關掉它！毀滅開關"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Stop the Killer Domino Effect! (2016)★★

[139011] 7811. 齊木楠雄的災難：小小國王君臨"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Reign of the Small King (2016)★★
[139012] 7812. 齊木楠雄的災難：鬧起來吧！聖誕前夜"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Frolic! Silent Night (2016)★★
[139013] 7813. 齊木楠雄的災難：煩人的正月（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Noisy New Year's (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139014] 7814. 齊木楠雄的災難：煩人的正月（中篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Noisy New Year's (Part 2) (2016)★★
[139015] 7815. 齊木楠雄的災難：煩人的正月（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Noisy New Year's (Part 3) (2016)★★
[139016] 7816. 齊木楠雄的災難：恐怖！松崎老師"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Scariest! Mr. Matsuzaki (2016)★★
[139017] 7817. 齊木楠雄的災難：巧克力盛典"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Chocolate Festival (2016)★★
[139018] 7818. 齊木楠雄的災難：世上最惡！？燃堂爸爸"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Absolutely the Worst!? Nendou's Father (2016)★★
[139019] 7819. 齊木楠雄的災難：毫無疑心！齊木久留美"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Totally Trusting! Kurumi Saiki (2016)★★✚
[139020] 7820. 齊木楠雄的災難：心靈感應消音器"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Telepathy Silencer (2016)★★★

[139021] 7821. 齊木楠雄的災難：超級巨星登場"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Superstar Returns (2016)★★
[139022] 7822. 齊木楠雄的災難：動起來！混亂的期末考試"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Cast the Die! An Upset in the Finals (2016)★★
[139023] 7823. 齊木楠雄的災難：這次一定要再會！蝶野雨綠（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Second Encounter (For Real This Time)! Uryoku Chouno (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139024] 7824. 齊木楠雄的災難：這次一定要再會！蝶野雨綠（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Second Encounter (For Real This Time)! Uryoku Chouno (Part 2) (2016)★★
[139025] 7825. 齊木楠雄的災難：目良同學的錢包小故事"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Mera's Money Situation (2016)★★
[139026] 7826. 齊木楠雄的災難：最燃！體育測試"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Reignited! Physical Fitness Test (2016)★★
[139027] 7827. 齊木楠雄的災難：小小的戀愛物語"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Little Love Story (2016)★★
[139028] 7828. 齊木楠雄的災難：新款垃圾遊戲！奧爾法納斯故事"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Latest Crappy Game! Olfana's Story (2016)★★
[139029] 7829. 齊木楠雄的災難：歡迎你回來！真魔（媽媽）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Welcome Home! Mama (2016)★★
[139030] 7830. 齊木楠雄的災難：最適合告白的！？招魂之術"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Best Way of Confessing Love?! Spirit-Summoning Technique (2016)★★

[139031] 7831. 齊木楠雄的災難：起飛吧！改造人汽水超人2號"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Jump! Cyborg Cider-man No. 2 (2016)★★
[139032] 7832. 齊木楠雄的災難：超大型一流企業！？父親的工作"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Industry-leading, Top-ranking Company?! Father's Job (2016)★★
[139033] 7833. 齊木楠雄的災難：改造人汽水超人2號VS怪人檸檬水"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Ciderman No. 2 Vs. The Lemonade Fiend (2016)★★
[139034] 7834. 齊木楠雄的災難：齊木楠雄的祭典日"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Kusuo Saiki's Holiday (2016)★★
[139035] 7835. 齊木楠雄的災難：齊木楠雄的♀（女）難"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Kusuo Saiki's Woman Troubles (2016)★★
[139036] 7836. 齊木楠雄的災難：到底誰能勝出！？命運的小組抽籤"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Who'll Win?! Fateful Grouping (2016)★★
[139037] 7837. 齊木楠雄的災難：旅途必有的阻擋"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Trips and Disasters Go Together (2016)★★
[139038] 7838. 齊木楠雄的災難：載著超能力者的客機GO！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Let's Go On a Plane! With a Psychic On Board! (2016)★★
[139039] 7839. 齊木楠雄的災難：抱歉打擾一下！沖繩修學旅行"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." We're Here! Okinawa School Trip (2016)★★
[139040] 7840. 齊木楠雄的災難：你好！沖繩修學旅行"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Hello! Okinawa School Trip (2016)★★

[139041] 7841. 齊木楠雄的災難：抱歉！沖繩修學旅行"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." I'm Sorry! Okinawa School Trip (2016)★★
[139042] 7842. 齊木楠雄的災難：最糟糕的夜晚遭遇in沖繩 "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Worst Night-Time Incident in Okinawa (2016)★★
[139043] 7843. 齊木楠雄的災難：呀吼！沖繩修學旅行 "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Yah! Okinawa School Trip (2016)★★
[139044] 7844. 齊木楠雄的災難：明天見！沖繩修學旅行 "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." See You Again! Okinawa School Trip (2016)★★
[139045] 7845. 齊木楠雄的災難：再一次再見！沖繩修學旅行 "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." See You Again, Again! Okinawa School Trip (2016)★★
[139046] 7846. 齊木楠雄的災難：夜露死苦!! 特殊分子"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Sup Homies!! Outsider (2016)★★
[139047] 7847. 齊木楠雄的災難：轉校生～最初的邂逅～"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." A Transfer Student! The First Encounters (2016)★★
[139048] 7848. 齊木楠雄的災難：集合！燃堂一家"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Mr. and Mrs. Nendou Together! (2016)★★
[139049] 7849. 齊木楠雄的災難：經營重啟！純咖啡店魔美"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Reviving Café Mami! (2016)★★
[139050] 7850. 齊木楠雄的災難：有罪無罪！？偷竊事件"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Guilty or Not Guilty?! Theft Case (2016)★★

[139051] 7851. 齊木楠雄的災難：要不要採用呢！？班級節目研討會"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Which Idea Will Be Picked?! School Festival Planning (2016)★★
[139052] 7852. 齊木楠雄的災難：高歌吧！REITA演唱會！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Sing! Reita's Recital (2016)★★
[139053] 7853. 齊木楠雄的災難：動起來！PK學園文化祭（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Go Wild! PK Academy School Festival Part 1 (2016)★★
[139054] 7854. 齊木楠雄的災難：動起來！PK學園文化祭（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Go Wild! PK Academy School Festival Part 2 (2016)★★
[139055] 7855. 齊木楠雄的災難：去參加文化祭的慶功宴咯"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Let's Go to the School Festival Wrap-up Party (2016)★★
[139056] 7856. 齊木楠雄的災難：最強美少女VS絕對不會心動的男人（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Perfect Pretty Girl vs. the Super Stubborn Guy (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139057] 7857. 齊木楠雄的災難：最強美少女VS絕對不會心動的男人（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Perfect Pretty Girl vs. the Super Stubborn Guy (Part 2) (2016)★★
[139058] 7858. 齊木楠雄的災難：超能力·聖誕老人"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Psychic Santa Claus (2016)★★
[139059] 7859. 齊木楠雄的災難：去買新家電！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Let's Go Buy the Latest Electronics! (2016)★★
[139060] 7860. 齊木楠雄的災難：新年伊始的CYCLE "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." New Year's Cycle (2016)★★

[139061] 7861. 齊木楠雄的災難：海藤的猜疑心（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Kaidou's Suspicion (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139062] 7862. 齊木楠雄的災難：海藤的猜疑心（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Kaidou's Suspicion (Part 2) (2016)★★
[139063] 7863. 齊木楠雄的災難：無法調節！？燃堂VS海藤！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." No Intervention Needed?! Nendou Vs. Kaidou (2016)★★
[139064] 7864. 齊木楠雄的災難：最恐怖的打工仔"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Worst Part-Timer (2016)★★
[139065] 7865. 齊木楠雄的災難：疾奔！跑者們！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Fierce Run! Runners Psi! (2016)★★
[139066] 7866. 齊木楠雄的災難：照橋同學的齊木家之行"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Teruhashi's Second Visit to the Saiki Residence (2016)★★
[139067] 7867. 齊木楠雄的災難：輕輕鬆鬆！稻草變富翁"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." It's a Piece of Cake! The Straw Millionaire (2016)★★
[139068] 7868. 齊木楠雄的災難：變形！超級尺寸"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Transformation! Super Size (2016)★★
[139069] 7869. 齊木楠雄的災難：再教育的建議"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." He Should Repeat the Grade (2016)★★
[139070] 7870. 齊木楠雄的災難：氣氛最高潮！卡拉OK聚會"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Max Excitement! Karaoke Party (2016)★★

[139071] 7871. 齊木楠雄的災難：萬歲！傲嬌爺爺"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa (2016)★★
[139072] 7872. 齊木楠雄的災難：萬萬歲！傲嬌爺爺 "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Hip, Hip, Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa (2016)★★
[139073] 7873. 齊木楠雄的災難：歡迎您來到史上最破遊樂園！ "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Welcome to the Farthest Amusement Park! (2016)★★
[139074] 7874. 齊木楠雄的災難：再見！與外公婆告別"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." See you again! Saying Goodbye to the Grandparents (2016)★★
[139075] 7875. 齊木楠雄的災難：慶祝遊戲化！齊藤邦夫的怪談"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Congratulations on the Video Game Release! Kunio Saito's Horror Stories (2016)★★★
[139076] 7876. 齊木楠雄的災難：活用你的才能吧！鳥束受歡迎計劃"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Take Advantage of the Talent! Toritsuka's Plan to Get Popular (2016)★★
[139077] 7877. 齊木楠雄的災難：發揮你的聰明才智吧！PK超自然部"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Use Your Smarts! The PK Occult Club (2016)★★
[139078] 7878. 齊木楠雄的災難：最爛的廚師"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Worst Cooks (2016)★★
[139079] 7879. 齊木楠雄的災難：開庭！心美美會大審判！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Court is in Session! Kokomins Trial! (2016)★★
[139080] 7880. 齊木楠雄的災難：恐怖！動畫第○話的詛咒"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Horror! The Disastrous ___th Episode of the Anime (2016)★★

[139081] 7881. 齊木楠雄的災難：瘋狂科學家現身了！（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Here Comes the Mad Scientist! (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139082] 7882. 齊木楠雄的災難：瘋狂科學家現身了！（中篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Here Comes the Mad Scientist! (Part 2) (2016)★★
[139083] 7883. 齊木楠雄的災難：瘋狂科學家現身了！（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Here Comes the Mad Scientist! (Part 3) (2016)★★
[139084] 7884. 齊木楠雄的災難：激走！超能大戰"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Run For It! A Battle of Wits (2016)★★
[139085] 7885. 齊木楠雄的災難：美術館必須盡量保持安靜"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Please at Least Be Quiet in the Art Museum (2016)★★
[139086] 7886. 齊木楠雄的災難：暑假前的災難——暑假來嘍！超自然部合宿篇"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Disaster Before Summer Break: Summer Break! The Occult Club Training Camp (2016)★★
[139087] 7887. 齊木楠雄的災難：暑假來嘍！網球部合宿篇"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Summer Break! The Tennis Club Training Camp (2016)★★
[139088] 7888. 齊木楠雄的災難：暑假來嘍！治驗打工篇"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Summer Break! Clinical Testing Job (2016)★★
[139089] 7889. 齊木楠雄的災難：暑假來嘍！駕照合宿篇"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Summer Break! License training camp (2016)★★
[139090] 7890. 齊木楠雄的災難：暑假來嘍！照橋約會篇"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Summer Break! A Date with Teruhashi (2016)★★

[139091] 7891. 齊木楠雄的災難：財團富二代來了！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Heir to A Conglomerate Makes His Appearance (2016)★★
[139092] 7892. 齊木楠雄的災難：打敗壓倒性的財力！"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Break through the Overwhelming Financial Power! (2016)★★
[139093] 7893. 齊木楠雄的災難：捲土重來！傲嬌外公"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Tsundere Grandpa Returns! (2016)★★
[139094] 7894. 齊木楠雄的災難：萬聖節Party來咯"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Holding a Halloween Party (2016)★★
[139095] 7895. 齊木楠雄的災難：才虎一族無敵的財力"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." The Saiko Family's Unbeatable Financial Power (2016)★★
[139096] 7896. 齊木楠雄的災難：超能開花！？人氣魔術師的憂鬱"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Talent Blossoms?! Melancholy of A Popular Magician (2016)★★
[139097] 7897. 齊木楠雄的災難：暴走妄想鍛煉"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." An Exercise in Runaway Delusion (2016)★★
[139098] 7898. 齊木楠雄的災難：課間休息的災難"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Break-time Disaster (2016)★★
[139099] 7899. 齊木楠雄的災難：粉碎！驚喜生日派對（前篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Crushed! Surprise Party (Part 1) (2016)★★
[139100] 7900. 齊木楠雄的災難：粉碎！驚喜生日派對（後篇）"The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." Crushed! Surprise Party (Part 2) (2016)★★

Isaac, Joy and Papa Go Japan: Day 3 and 4, Higashikawa, Otaru, Sounkyo and Asahidake
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I did not plan to drive around the entire island of Hokkaido in the few days we had. It would not be practical or fun. So I decided to keep things within the centre of Hokkaido.

From Shikotsuko, we drove to Higashikawa (my favourite town) and stayed at my friends’ B&B. Dinner was spent watching the Rugby World Cup Finals with my friends (they were rooting for England) while Isaac and Joy played with their kids, who were a few years younger. Jody and Nina adore big sister Joy, whom they met when she came visiting during my solo trip with her when she turned 12, and the girls were happy to see her again.

The next morning, we set off again, without any plans once more. I thought, perhaps we could drive out to Otaru, just to have a look. Frankly, it was just an excuse to drive, as the drive itself is very pleasant. I told them, “Otaru is famous for their canals.”

Joy asked, “And?”

“That’s pretty much it,” I said. It is one big tourist trap, to be honest, and I told them, “Essentially, we are driving all the way to see Otaru’s Long Kangs.” They laughed and were cool with their father’s rather stupid travel plans.

“The canals are actually quite nice when it is winter, to be honest,” I added, trying to make it sound a bit more exciting.

When we got to Otaru, I found a parking lot near the canals and was quite pleased it said ¥100 for 30 minutes. After parking, I realized I read it wrongly and it was actually ¥400 for 30 minutes during the day, and ¥100 for 30 minutes AT NIGHT.

“We better not stay too long,” I told the kids. Joy, the financially-minded of the two, said, “Ya, not worth paying that kind of parking for Long Kang.”

So we snapped some photos, walked around the food court a bit, and then left Otaru. I figured we would get lunch further away, en route to Sounkyo, where we planned to stay the night.

Sounkyo is a quaint mountain resort area, located in Kamikawa. It is considered a touristy place, but a good base to hike Daisetsuzan National Park from. We stopped at a ramen place in Kamikawa called Yoshino, just off the highway. And wow, the ramen was great. They even had thick slices of Miton roast pork available as a side, in limited quantities. This is part of the fun of road trips: stumbling upon good places to eat.

After eating at Yoshino, we drove on to Sounkyo and stopped at the Twin Waterfalls rest stop. That was when we encountered some serious cold and wind chill. It was -1ºC and windy there. We looked at the majestic cliffs for a bit, stared at the waterfall which was not flowing very rapidly (Spring is when the ice melts and you get a grander sight) and then we ran into the souvenir store to enjoy some heat.

The store ladies were so kind, and offered us cups of soup. They had a hot pot set up with paper cups to serve their customers, and we were very thankful for the soup. So much so that I felt I had to buy some stuff there, in gratitude. I bought some sweets and grapes. You may have seen the Instastory of Joy and me eating said grapes in our ryokan later, and attempting to spit the seeds into the bowl.

I asked the kids if they wanted to climb the stairs to the viewing platform but the sign said, “20 minutes” and there was a sign to look out for bears. So we chickened out. Actually we were just lazy. It was too much of a climb on a cold autumn’s day just to see two off-peak waterfalls.

We finally checked into Kumoi Hotel, a nice little place that was renovated only two years ago. Many of these onsen hotels in areas like this tend to be old and tired. A couple of the hotels I saw along the way had signs with missing words in their names. But not the Kumoi.

The kids had to set up the futon beds themselves, something they learned to do in our first house, and I have to say, it is handy having two assistants to set up the beds.

At least this Sounkyo area had three restaurants open till 8pm, so we did not need to tabao food. We chose an Italian place called Bear Grill, run by a handsome old man who made great food.

We also stopped by the Seicomart, the FamilyMart of Hokkaido, to resupply our drinks and junk food. And then retired to our hotel.

Because the Kumoi has its own onsen baths, I took the kids to the baths and taught the son how it works. Joy already had some experience in our previous trip so she was fine. The son took some convincing. “Nobody will look at your junk lah,” I assured him.

I gave him pointers on how to use an onsen, like putting a small towel on his head, and using the same small towel to cover his lower bits. The butt, that one cannot cover, the small towel was not big enough.

The kids enjoyed the onsen experience thoroughly, and we vowed to do it again when we could. And we ended our night at Sounkyo with a movie screening in the room, where I introduced them to The Matrix. Suffice to say, their minds were blown.

The next morning we drove back towards Higashikawa and stopped at the Seven Stars Tree. It is a scenic spot where, I later learned, a famous oak tree, that was once used on the packaging of seven stars tobacco, stood.

I only found out when I got to the Tree. Great, we drove all this way to see a cigarette advertisement. But the view was really nice lah. So it was not for nothing.

We also made a stop at the Shirogane Blue Pond, which was recently upgraded with new viewing platforms and lights. There, we spotted some dumb tourists taking photos on a tree branch that grew over the water. This is why we can’t have nice things.

By then it was close to sunset, and I didn’t want to drive in the dark, so we drove to Hotel Bear Monte, near Asahidake mountain, where I booked a night in this bigger, fancier onsen hotel. It took a lot of talking to convince the kids that it is okay to walk around the hotel in our yukata. And even to have the buffet dinner wearing our takata.

“This is how the farmers used to do it, on their vacations to onsen hotels,” I told the kids. They looked a little skeptical but took to it eventually. So we walked here walked there, like a boss, in our yukatas.

Like Japanese farmers on their winter onsen vacations.

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got my little workout done for the day =)
#RareSunnyDay it was still pretty cold...4 °C
#RainedAlmostEveryDay


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