The "Last of Everything" Day

5th February, 2010

Since we left Melbourne its seems that its the the last of everything....seats on planes, Airport Gates out the boonies, last on planes due to delays...hehehe, but don't get me wrong its been a great trip with everything going smoothly apart from the approach to Sydney where we hit a storm cell and got shaken up a bit and the plane had to circle 3 or 4 times before we could land.

This meant that our 1hr & 10mins wait for our connecting flight to Tokyo became a mad dash for the plane so we didn't miss it.

Snappy Eating on the plane to Tokyo - Greek Style Chicken with Pearl Barely and Vegies
















The flight to Tokyo was uneventful and we had plenty of time at Narita Airport ( International) to organise our Rail Passes for the middle of the trip. Then it was a bus trip over to the Haneda (Domestic)Airport for our flight out to Ashikawa.



Snappy munching on mini oreo's at Ashikawa




















Mt Fuji
















First Snow sighted on the way to Ashikawa




Snow Flurries across the tarmac at Ashikawa




Temperature at Ashikawa Airport ~ -7.2 deg...brrr





After getting off the plane we had a short bus trip to Furano and it still amazes me how pristine and flat the snow on the side of the road and in the paddocks is.





We finally arrived at our home for the next week, B&B Furano its simple but comfortable and close to the ski runs which is the most important. Once we had a nap and went for a wander to pick up some munchies we headed off to Tirol Mongolian BBQ for dinner and as always it was the perfect way to finish off a big day of travel.

Dinner




Whilst we were walking around the snow was "crunchy" to walk almost like walking on polystyrene..so we took a small movie so you could here it...it was -10 at the time and very still.







So that was our first couple of days travelling and exploring....hit the slopes tomorow and see how bad we have become on the ski's/Snowboard...haha

Goodnight all...I'm stuffed and need sleep and this bed is very comfy...night!!

New Member of the family.....Snappy!!

This is Snappy....keep an eye out for him as he travels thru Japan... Tom Snappy & I are waiting for our flight out of Melb to Sydney, the place is bustling with people heading off in all sorts of directions

Its getting closer...

Afternoon all !!

Im sitting here in the kitchen watching the rain fall and the clock slowly tick over.

Poor Poppy is unsettled as she knows something is going on and we will miss her while we are away but she will be fine as Tom's Dad is looking after her for us! :)

So everything is packed and last minute items have been shoved into the spare spots, just hope that we are underweight ( according to our scales we are).

Both of us are over excited and just can't wait to get on the plane and get moving!! I think there will be a few stiff drinks had on the way over.

Okies time for a quick shower and then its time to head off.

Chat soon

Web Cams

For those of you that want to escape the heat and chill out for a few minutes below are the links to webcams at
Furano
http://www.visitfurano.com/English/furano/live.html

Hakuba
http://www.ski-hakuba-japan.com/Live-Hakuba-Web-cams/


Happy viewing!

Map of Japan

This is a map of where we will be over the next 3 weeks...Enjoy!



View Denise & Toms Trip in a larger map

Almost there...

Woohoo its getting closer!!
I finished work this morning and I dont have to go back till the first week of March!!

We picked up our Rail Passes for the train leg of our trip and that was the final detail to fall into place.

Now to start packing and try to keep under weight so we can bring back lots of goodies..hehe

Well its 3 days until we leave for Japan for 21 days of exploring and skiing our way around.

We fly out of Melbourne at 7:00pm on the 4th Feb arriving in Tokyo ( via Sydney ) at 6:35am.
Then we take a domestic flight out to Ashahikawa, a bus will then take up to Furano where we are staying until Feb 12th.

On the 12th we are catching the train to Hachinohe where we will be staying the night and the next day we will be catching the Fast Train the "Shinkensan" to Tokyo where we will stay 2 nights.

On the 15th we will catch the train out to Matsumoto where a castle built in 1565 is and spend the night there after exploring the castle and surrounds.

Leaving Matsumoto on the 16th for Hakuba where we will be staying until the 24th of Feb.
Lots of travelling and exploring to do and we both can't wait to get over there and start!!

Japan 2010

Welcome all to the blog for our Japan trip 2010!

Thought we would try this way of leeping in touch with everyone while we are away in Japan.

Will try to post on a regular basis and upload some photos for you all as well.

Feel free to contribute as well !!