A Pretty Rickshaw...

This pretty rickshaw was seen on the street in Sapporo some three weeks ago, when we were walking around the city.

Beijing Style Sweet And Sour Fish...

We finally made it to Lao Beijing restaurant for lunch, all the five of us. We like a bigger group because we need more people to share more different types of food, including this Sweet and Sour Fish. It is quite a big size for two people, but it is just fine for five people. It has been a couple of years since we had it. I craved for it. Finally had it. Happy day!

Veal Lunch

It has been a little while since we dined at La Nonna, we decided to have lunch over there since we were in the neighborhood after we had our teeth cleaned at the dentist last Saturday. I am glad that I ordered this Veal Scallopini with Marsala Wine Sauce. It was so good!

Sapporo Gelato

It was Summer in Sapporo, and at times, it was quite hot there. So many times we were tempted to get ice cream or something cold. A lot of times, despite wanting them, we had no room in our tummy. Miss K got this Gelato on the cone in Sapporo Factory, one of the shopping places there that used to be a brewery. Yum.

Blueberry Crumb Cake

I love blueberries, especially when they are on sale and so affordable. I got quite a bit of them of them over the weekend and used some up for my Blueberry Crumb Cake from Ina Garten. This is surely for crumb lovers. I love to have more blueberries inside though. Next time!

Eating Competition...

My guess, there was a festival going on in Otaru when we visited the place, we're not sure what it was. We saw ladies wearing traditional costumes, some men too. Or probably it was Sunday?? I don't know. One thing for sure, it was festive around the area we visited. On one end of the street I saw what looked like an eating competition. It was a roll cake eating competition, apparently.

One More Before Leaving...

All of us had Ramen again before leaving Sapporo, we had them at the airport. Chitose Airport has so many shops and restaurants that it feels like being in the shopping mall, more than an airport. You can find many different types of cuisines, mostly Japanese. Many shops sell Hokkaido-produced chocolate and cookies. They also sell fresh produce, crabs and other seafood. There are so many Ramen shops to chose from and they were all packed and most of them had lines outside.

On The Red...

It was shorly after 1PM, some workers wearing purple uniform working on the red flowers on the field near Furano in Hokkaido Prefecture.

Meet The Japanese Burger!

This restaurant in Sapporo, which name I forgot to pay attention to, as always the case because most of them are in Japanese, was found on 10th floor in ESTA, a shopping mall adjacent to Sapporo Station. Aside from burgers, they had curry dishes and a few others too. Their service was excellent, we love being there. Language was a barrier, but workable. My dish was called Hamburg with demi glace sauce, served with a plate of white rice. It was a great dish, I truly enjoyed it.

The Lavender We See....

We went to Furano, a place in Hokkaido prefecture, that is famous for its snow in the Winter and superb field of lavender in the Summer. It takes around 2 1/2 hours to go there from our place in Sapporo. Although the peak of lavender fields is around July, we still managed to see plenty of lavender fields there. Beautiful!