寻找 Hokkaido Fox - Mar 2013 - 札幌 Sapporo

We headed back to Sapporo after the excursion and stay at Onsen Hotel. I liked to observe what the locals do and copy. They liked to put the train tickets in the ticket compartment to facilitate inspection by the train conductor. As a copy cat, I did so and just rested surfing net while the conductor did his tour of checks. Of cos, I would not do so in Europe. 

其实我们第一晚已在札幌度过，有吃拉面，也有逛街看日本的手巾。有时想想，为何要看手巾？手巾太美了，会舍不得用的。 我们到了狸小路，当地的著名街道。我喜欢它的路名，有狐狸的谐音。 

It was a long stretch of streets. Compared to BKK, this place was more orderly and spacious. A good walk after dinner and not too crowded even on weekdays after work. Besides the huge cosmetics department, I called it "department" as it was really huge unlike the pharmacy shops back at homeland.  Not sure why I preferred old rural streets compared to modern bitumen streets. Perhaps, it was the rural feel that attracted me the most. 

We went to visit the Hokkaido University to take a look. Frankly after our first visit to BKK University, I thought it was a good idea to take a look at the University. How they studied, where they hanged around, what food they sold at the canteen.  That's why I was quite excited when we went tohoku and makaned at one of the universities last time.  This winter and as we were abit late in the late afternoon, many undergrads were already heading out of the university. We saw bicycles trapped in thick layers of snow and I wondered how the owners were taking them out? 

The University has a very famous motto "Boys, be ambitious".  This caught my attention a lot though my wife said it was "MCT". Hee. Actually, I have read that the "Principal" had actually meant "Boys" as "All". Internet websites also explained that it could be explained as "Boys and Girls, Be Ambitious".  Yes, need to be ambitious. Ambitious to find the best sushi and hokkaido ramen for me.

I used to eat Salmon Sushi only even when I went Japan last two rounds. This time, I have an exception. I ate Toro and Sea Urchin! I especially liked Toro as it tasted very different from what I used to eat for Salmon. Tuna - the best part of Tuna - Toro was simply amazing. We went Nijo Market - a different walk to find its location - and we were rewarded to find a small stall selling nice sushi. This sushi trip was a climax in my sushi eating history.  I not only liked Salmon but also Toro and this was something I looked forward to in future. 我有点怕吃海胆寿司，但我在北海道，一定要吃。看看老婆这么爱吃海胆，非sushi不可。