Sapporo

DAY 12 - I woke up at around 8:30, about an hour later than what I wanted to. The old man later came to pick up the bedding as I went downstairs. I saw the Lonely Planet described, "overworked" old lady downstairs who have worked here for about 40 years. After greeting her, I finally left for travelling. I first went to take a look around Hokkaido University. The campus is rather large and beautiful, unlike some of the universities I had been to. I walked in Odori Park all the way to the end to get to Sapporo City Document Museum. There wasn't that many things to look around here so I went towards the Old Clock Tower, a symbol of Sapporo. Along the way, there were many OLs and high school students eating lunch at the park. To get a good view of the whole area, one could ride up the TV Tower for 700 yen. Fortunately, the Lonely Planet guide said that a good view can be obtained from the government building's 19th floor. I took the bus to Observation Hill with the statue of the founder of Hokkaido University, Dr. Clark, and his famous phrase, "BOYS' BE AMBITUOUS!" The Salmon Museum wasn't really that interesting. As I was headed to the Sapporo JR station, I passed by Nakajima Koen, Hoheikan (former 1880s house used to accomodate Emperor Meiji), Museum of Winter Sports, and the Hokkaido Museum of Literature. Around 5 to 6, I took a train to Otaru.

Hokkaido University

TV Tower

OL Eating Lunch

Sapporo City Document Museum

Boys Be Ambituous - Dr.Clark	Sapporo Subway System
Salmons in the Salmon Museum	Desolate Street

This Guy is Still Wanted!

I had rushed back from Otaru because I wanted to get to the mountain peak so that I could have a sunset view. On the tram towards the mountain, I chatted with a lady about what I was currently doing. Another passenger overheard and handed me a discount for the lift. After getting out of the tram, I ran towards the lift station. Sunset actually occurred as I was riding the lift up so by the time I arrived at the peak, it was quite dark. However the view wasn't that spectacular. I've been spoiled by the view of Hong Kong Island from Victoria Peak. I soon left for susukino because of the nightlife there. There were quite a lot of street performers here. I was a little hungry so I grabbed a bite to eat at McDonald's. There wasn't much time left so I rushed back to catch the Sapporo to Kushiro 2300 train.