I Have A Life.

This photo was taken outside the cheese workshop in Furano.



In Chitose Airport

It was still raining when I arrived the Chitose Airport. At the airport, there was a bus which bring people to visit Lake Shikotsuko then go to Sapporo Station for a fee of 2200yens. I planed to take that bus tour at 2 p.m., so I chose the flight which arrived in Chitose at 12:30. However, it was obviously not the weather to visit the lake, so I dropped that plan to take JR to Sapporo directly.



The weather shouldn't be very good on the following day. If I joined the bus course of Central Bus Company for 7500yens to visit Biei and Furano, it was very likely a waste of money.



Bulletin in JR Station

When I walked to JR station to take train to Sapporo, I found bulletins near ticket office about one-day course of visiting Biei and Furano for 5000yens. The fee of the course covers the cost of a one-day free pass of JR Line and several options of bus tickets. If I could buy the bus ticket only, it would be only 1600yens for travelling in Biei and Furano.



Gambling

I knew nothing about the course. However, I was still going. The whole trip in Japan itself was a big adventure, why didn't I spend 1600yens on one more gambling?



Rest of the day

After buying some okashi as snack in Daimaru, I walked in the rain for about 40mins and found the hotel. I was very tired, but it was only 3pm, so I went to visit the Hokkaido Univeristy. I was very happy with the hotel. My room with private bathroom was very comfortable, and there was free dinner served. Free dinner was not taste good , but it was really great to me because I didn't need to hustle for the dinner as I had to go to bed as soon as possible that night.

A New Day

I was still very tired when I got up in the morning. It was the right time to join carefree and relaxing bus tours. I took Express White Arrow to Asahikawa. When I arrived in Asahikawa, I found the temperature there is lower than that in Sapporo. I didn't wear enough clothes. I bought a box of bendon in railway station for lunch. I then took a white train with blue and green strips (photo is shown in last article "Railway") to Biei.



Biei

I arrived the Biei station on time. It is a beautiful small station. However, the weather was still not good. It rained sometimes. Bus trip was very comfortable and well planned. I just got off the bus to take picture when I was told to do so.



The photo above shows a typical landscape of Biei in late September. Endless farmland with a few trees standing at the top of low hills. Most crops in farms were harvested. I wanted to take more photos of features on the field, but there is not much freedom in the bus.



Mother and Son

A mother travelling with her son are shown in my photos. They were with me in both bus tours in Biei and Furano. Are they living happily now?