Our second international trip together - this time to Korea (Seoul & Jeonju), Hokkaido (Sapporo, Asahikawa and Furano) and HK.
It's Dan's second trip to Korea and I'm so excited to bring him around. Our itinerary is packed - visiting relatives, eating, shopping, sightseeing, etc. Of course the first thing we do is eat. I don't usually take much pictures when I'm in Korea just because I go back so often.
Cheese Dokbokki with oden, sweet potato noodles, mandoo and ramen
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| 청계천 (cheonggyecheon) |
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| Dan and his relatives |
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| Dan & his relatives |
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| bacon wrapped hotdog |
Jeonju
Hokkaido
Dan's first time playing pachinko - we're not even sure how to play exactly but he won us some snacks. It was probably beginners luck because when he tried playing again he lost :(
Shoyu Ramen in Asahikawa - it was simple yet good
We went to a wine Sake brewery in Asahikawa - NOT recommended at all. Nothing to see
Beer tastings in a random restaurant
There wasn't much to do in Asahikawa, the town is really small and we did a lot of the things on our itinerary already. So Dan and I decided to head to the Asahiyama Zoo which is a little further away from town. It was pretty worth it - It's not a big zoo but it was pretty fun to see all the different animals especially the raccoon fox.. so adorable!
We wanted to eat sushi but the place we went to was full so opted for Mongolian BBQ instead. It was really good. The meat was so tender.
Furano - Lavender Field
It's lavender season in Hokkaido - all the lavender bloom from the end of June to Mid August. I did a lot of research - the best time to see all the flowers bloom is third week of July but that's when there are way too many tourists around. So Dan and I decided to go around the second week of July and it was perfect. The lavenders were blooming and so fragrant once you walk pass time. Although there are many different farms to view the lavenders and other flowers I felt the best place to see them is Farm Tomito.
Special train to Farm Tomito just during the lavender season
This is another farm - forgot the name but highly recommended
melon ice cream
Dan petting a Llama
The last day we decided to go on the Ferris Wheel
Sayonara Japan Hong Kong - Met up with one of my good friend from HK - Ada and we went to Din Tai Fung to eat some Xiao Long Baos. The next day Dan and I went to Tim Ho Wan and he finally tried the dim sum there. Our favorite is the pineapple pork buns.
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