2008年2月23日 星期六

北海道 Day 2



北海道 (10-14 Feb 2008)

Day 2 (11 Feb)

層雲峽(冰瀑祭 + 銀河/流星瀑布) > 滑雪 > 網走觀光酒店




一早起來,第一時間拉開窗簾,看看自己到底身處在甚麼樣的地方。



六點morning call,七點吃早餐,七點半出發。自助式早餐非常豐富,只是時間太少,只能淺嘗即止。

驅車去大雪山公園的層雲峽要三個多小時,故導遊說途中會停車15分鐘讓各團友方便。

一下車看見幾十個女人排了一條長龍,就知道前面一定是女廁,恐怕排隊都不只15分鐘了,眼看着男團友不用排隊;一個個走出來到隔鄰買熱飲;飲完後又週圍蹓躂玩雪,而我們這一班苦命的女人還得繼續在風雪中排隊。廁格又細又窄;兼是蹲廁,對於我這個像木乃伊的老太婆來說,確實有點麻煩。北海道全年有半年是冰天雪地,為何廁所裏面沒有掛衣勾,不太像日本作風。



每年冬天,層雲峽都會舉行冰瀑祭。入到會場走下樓梯,就會看見冰雕、冰洞、冰神社、冰滑梯、冰橋、冰樓梯、冰椅等等。各冰洞內放有不同冰雕,冰雕裏面鑲滿錢幣。冰瀑祭的場地不算大,不過只准逗留半個小時又實在不夠,結果又是兜了一圈就要走了。































旅遊車轉了兩個彎就到了一家大雪Hostel,午飯是定食,也很像樣,不過導遊要我們半個小後上車出發,你以為我是一個湯煲嗎,打開蓋把所有材料倒進去就成。不過原來只有我一個人有問題,當我只吃到一半時,其他團友已經吃完離座去跟Hello Kity拍照了。







就在準備上車時,看見一隻狐狸在閒蕩,大家一擁而上追着拍照,狐狸也大大方方的歡迎任拍,導遊說附近的狐狸給人餵飼慣,故不怕人。















車開了幾分鐘又要下車了。銀河和流星兩條瀑布相依相傍,故又叫做夫婦瀑布。導遊用兩條瀑布做背景替各位團友拍過照後,就上車出發去滑雪場。

  

  







兩個小時後,來到一個小規模的滑雪場。滑雪是自費項目,每位¥4500,差不多有一半團友不玩,不過這個滑雪場沒有甚麼好逛,又不准坐吊車,他們就只好一直坐着等我們。

穿滑雪靴的場面就最混亂,沒有椅子讓人坐下來穿靴,一團人塞在通道上,大部分人都不知道滑雪靴有個機關可以可以分開靴筒,有人說靴太大,有人說太小,locker在哪;怎麼放錢,導遊分身不暇,顧此失彼。

大家拿着雪橇雪仗爬上斜坡,其實那個斜度根本不能稱之為坡,不過穿着滑雪靴再抱着那兩支雪橇,就會體會得到「牽牛上樹」這句成語。

首先,導遊要我們做兩下熱身,跟着示範怎樣把腳套在雪橇上,又怎樣鬆開,怎樣滑下去及怎樣煞停。其中一名很有滑雪經驗的團友,要求從山頂滑下來,導遊就跟她去坐吊車,留下我們一羣初級班在原地自己玩。



滑下去、減速、煞停,都不難,最艱難的竟然是那兩支雪橇。人家腳一踩,就鎖進雪橇裏,用手仗在後跟一戳,就鬆開了。我就是不能利用手仗戳開那個鎖,非得蹲下來用手按下不可,好不容易拖着兩支沉重的雪橇走上去,又是費一番功夫都踩不進雪橇。如是者,時間都用在雪橇上,人家來來回回玩了幾十次,我只滑了五次。

差不多五點鐘了,導遊說滑雪場要關門了,摧促我們上車,就在上車一刻,給我看見滑雪場開燈,將滑雪道照得五顏六色,馬上衝進去拍了幾張不太夜的夜景照。關門為甚麼要開燈?看來還有夜場呢。



開車一個小時到我們住的網走觀光酒店,門口放了幾座冰磚裏面是海產,大家都圍着看,研究是真的還是模型。







今晚住的是和室,非常超小型,尤其是浴室,細得不可能再細一吋。真倒霉,這次,洋室比和室大。



應導遊要求,所由團友都穿着日式浴衣在酒店function room進餐,浴衣衣袖寬大,穿着吃火鍋非常不便,不過既然大家高興,就跟大隊吧。

團餐已經很豐富,再加上一隻自費的雪場蟹(¥14000),之後,要去散散步以助消化。

















真沒想到,風呂也是超小型。更甚的是,有一半水喉只有冷水,結果大家只好赤條條的在排隊,既然沒有甚麼好玩,浸兩分鐘就打道回房去也。





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13 則留言:

  1. 北海道的酒店唔算細啦,我記得住新宿太子,一開門,行兩步就跳上床,雙人房另一張仲係加既摺床,要開喼要晌床上面開架!
    [版主回覆02/23/2008 22:34:00]最後一晚又住迷你房,繼續收看!

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  2. 請問間酒店叫乜名? 有點似我上次住的那間.
    上次我也開了三個多鐘車才到層雲峽, 真係腳都痺晒.
    隻蟹好似好好味啊
    [版主回覆02/24/2008 00:44:00]網走觀光酒店
     

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  3. Thanks for sharing, Isis. Very nice ice/snow scenery. Wah, I haven't seen this type of crab and so much meat too!  During our 1998 visit, my colleague and I tried sleeping on both the western and japanese types of bedrooms. They'e both comfortable for us, although I know other prefer the western type. I also remember that one day, we went to this japanese market and decided to buy a long legged crab for dinner. The vendor cut the price from 5000 Yen to 3000 Yen after learning that we're from HK because he had a very good impression when he visited HK years earlier. So, we got lucky there, huh?  So, that night, we didn't eat anything except that big long-legged crab, quite memorable for us,  I must say.
    [版主回覆02/24/2008 00:53:00]¥ 3000 ???  
    我吃的那隻雪場蟹可要¥ 14000 啊!
    你應該多吃幾隻,起碼每天一 隻。

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  4. Please don't cry, Isis. The price I told you was 10 years ago and we bought it already cooked from the wet market and not from restaurant. I'm sure the price would be higher now with the devalued Japanese Yen and inflation. Besides, your crab and mine are of different breeds, I think. Yours has the more "excuse me" breeding and yours has more meat too. I sure would like to try your crab if we visit Japan again someday.
    [版主回覆02/25/2008 00:07:00]
    那¥ 14000 ,不知有多少是屬於導遊!
    Mrs Teacher ,請問 "excuse me" breeding 是甚麼意思?

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  5. 未去過 =_="
    [版主回覆02/25/2008 00:09:00]你一定有機會去的!

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  6. 哈...  哈...  您不停引誘我. 
    [版主回覆02/25/2008 00:12:00]那…你會馬上買機票嗎?

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  7. 令我又諗番起我哋一家人幾年前去北海道..真係開心!!!

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  8. Ha! Ha! Ha! Isis, sorry for confusing you. I know you and the others understand the standard meaning of "excuse me". For me and my husband, sometimes, when we are having fun or amused by something, we use "excuse me" loosely by having different meanings depending on the situation. I'm sure not many people do this because they use only the formal meaning of "excuse me".  
     
    For example, sometimes David and I use the words "excuse me" to mean that something or somebody is "very special or very classy". Sometimes, when I make a good guess, my husband will also say "excuse me" to mean that I'm "very clever!" and we'll both laugh with amusement. I say that to him too sometimes, to make him smile.  
     
    When I said that your crabs were of "excuse me breeding", I meant that the crab that I ate was just ordinary, so mine was less expensive. The crabs that you ate looks so exotic and maybe they have a special breeding, that is probably the reason why your crab was so expensive.  
    [版主回覆02/26/2008 23:34:00]"excuse me" = "very special" / "very clever" 。。。 我要消化一下,不肯定我會不會用得恰當,謝謝Mrs Teacher!

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  9.  我曾在夏天去層雲峽, 可坐吊車, 你呢?  有些廁所是有殘廁的.
    [版主回覆02/26/2008 23:30:00]我去當天,吊車停開,好像說冬天就不開的。
    所有廁所都有殘廁,有殘廁又怎樣呢?

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  10. 層雲峽冰瀑祭得半個鐘行?
    我地行左個幾鐘喎!
    介唔介意開名你跟邊間呀?
    其實你既行程我都有去,但點解安排得咁...?!
    [版主回覆02/28/2008 22:15:00]行程安排成這樣……因為要遷就上一個或下一個行程;又因為要順路,有時又會因天氣阻遲了,結果就會同時出現趕命的及殺時間的行程,跟團就是這樣的了,所以如果自己訂到機票,絕不會跟團 。

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  11. You hit on a pet peeve of mine.  Why do bathrooms all over the world have the same problems, not enough spaces for women?  Is it really that much more expensive provide adequate bathroom facilities for women?
    [版主回覆03/04/2008 01:32:00]我看不單是錢的問題。 Teacher ,你應該聽過女人常常埋怨男人不夠 consideration ,你也應該見到市民經常投訴政府麻木不仁吧,所以,如果負責廁所部門的官員又是一個男人,就會搞成這個樣子囉。

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  12. Isis, I've thought this issue through.  It can't be some idiot  官員    .  It's the architect who designs the building.  Architects can't be all men, everywhere in the world, can they be?  We have the same problem in the US, HK and now you say Japan.  I didn't pay too much attention when I was in Germany 10 years ago, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have the same problem. 
    I must be overlooking some factors here...

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