Writing this from my hotel lobby in Sapporo, Japan! Carrie and I made it on a charter flight at the last minute to come to the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival! (http://www.snowfes.com/english/event/index.html) This business is UNBELIEVABLE! There were multiple times yesterday that I did double takes, originally thinking that a building was real, only to realize it was made of snow or ice. I'm talking palace-sized building, people. And there are sculpture contests, and ice carving displays- it's about as different from Houston, Texas as you can get, really. The festival doesn't technically start until Tuesday, which is great, because we get to watch them building, carving, and shaping everything, and then we will see the final products in a few days.
Sapporo itself is a really cool city- we have had fun exploring. Last night we had dinner at a place that could technically be considered a buffet, but instead of getting regular food, you are grabbing skewers of different meats, veggies, etc, and cooking them in the built-in fryer in your table! It was like fondue, but cooler, and it was nice to be able to see exactly what we were getting:) In addition to many soup and salad options, and and array of interesting dipping sauces, there was a chocolate fountain (with all the fixings) and froyo. Seriously, I was in heaven. And super stuffed!
I'm largely using my big camera, so I don't have pics to post from the iPad, but get ready for when we return to Sakhalin on Wednesday- you will be amazed!
On the bus to our charter flight- so excited!
Sapporo itself is a really cool city- we have had fun exploring. Last night we had dinner at a place that could technically be considered a buffet, but instead of getting regular food, you are grabbing skewers of different meats, veggies, etc, and cooking them in the built-in fryer in your table! It was like fondue, but cooler, and it was nice to be able to see exactly what we were getting:) In addition to many soup and salad options, and and array of interesting dipping sauces, there was a chocolate fountain (with all the fixings) and froyo. Seriously, I was in heaven. And super stuffed!
I'm largely using my big camera, so I don't have pics to post from the iPad, but get ready for when we return to Sakhalin on Wednesday- you will be amazed!
On the bus to our charter flight- so excited!
Jeez I wish I was there!
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