Monday, July 03, 2023

Hokkaido Day 4

At Hokkaido, the day already start to get bright at 3 am plus. 

And this morning, Yuan Ze woke up at 5 am plus. Omg I tell you. And he did not want to go back to sleep even after telling him it is still very early. -.-'''

A few minutes later he said he is very bored and I jio-ed him to follow me to the nearest convenience store to buy breakfast, but he refused. 

So never mind, I went there on my own. I love japan's convenience stores. They call it konbini. So well equipped, so many different things to buy, and you see the product display, omg, you definitely will not walk out of the konbini empty handed. I bought some sandwiches, fruit juice and fresh milk for breakfast, tidbits and sweets for the drive later. 

Our first destination for today is Asahimaya Zoo. 

We walked past this container gelato restaurant, and decided to check it out. It was a good decision because the gelato is very nice.


Father duty. Thank you Yvan for capturing this moment.

Our next destination is definitely the highlight of this whole trip. Ezura Farm. Xiaoyu did volunteer work at this farm for a month, and she recommended this place for the kids to experience, that they can never get to experience in Singapore. 

We signed up for the four hour farm tour. First we changed into overalls, and wore farm boots. There was a small episode when the farm owners' dog came out of the house and excitedly ran to Yuan Yi and licked him on the face and Yuan Yi was traumatised and cried immediately. Thank god that Yuan Yi was ok after that and participated in the farm our happily. 

The farm tour consists of farm education such as identifying crops (potatoes, corn), using dandelion stems to make trumpet sounds, harvesting the crops (basil leaves, asparagus), tractor ride, becoming farmers by planting sprouts, and running through wheat fields. The kids really enjoyed themselves. 

The airbnb at Ezura Farm. 

Setting up the tatami. 




















The night ended with dinner, where Yuan Ze and Yuan Yi made their own pizza, using the fresh crops that they picked from the field. 


Thank you Akito and Yoko (the farm owners), for the warm hospitality!