Checked out of Air Terminal Hotel, we went back to Lawson Convenience Store to stock up sweets and tidbits for the road trip.
For the road trip, I booked a rental car from Toyota. Can pick up at the airport, and Toyota has an office at Keio Plaza Sapporo Hotel, the hotel that we are staying at Sapporo, so is very convenient.
Upon reaching the Toyota counter at the airport, I was shocked that there are many people waiting. I realised they are waiting for a shuttle bus to bring them to the rental office that is near the airport (about 10 min bus ride).
I was worried about how long it will take to get the car, as we are meeting xiaoyu and yvan. But my worries were not necessary, because we are talking about Japan efficiency here.
The moment we reach the rental office, my queue number was called. Then the counter staff did the necessary procedure, and then another guy lead me to the rental car and help me put in the ETC card (something like a cashcard to go pass tolls on the expressways), and then tell me even when return the car got scratches also nvm because I purchased car insurance. All this took about 15 minutes. Omg. I am amazed.
Our next destination is lunch, at this cosy restaurant called Fisherman Brothers. They sell very nice burgers.
And then we ate the sweetest and juiciest honeydew ever, at this small shop at Yubari.
Our last destination for today, before we check in our airbnb at Furano, is Ningle Terrace. A forest with small wooden shophouses that sell handicraft and souvenirs. It looks more magical in the evening when they turn on the fairy lights.
Our first airbnb of the trip is a single storey house, well equipped with almost everything, except for a TV. hahahahahaha.
Since the kitchen was so well equipped, we decided to go to the nearby supermarket and buy food to cook for dinner. Xiaoyu had mala seasoning and bak kut teh soup pack with her.
So we bought veggies, daikon, uni, instant rice (omg kudos to the japanese who invented this), sushi and soba.
The kids ate sushi and soba, whereas the adults ate mala xiang guo and super peppery bak kut teh soup with no bak kut.
And we ended off dinner with sweet grapes and strawberries.
