2010 Happy New Year!!!

About 15mins ride on the bus to Hanazono 308 and we had breakfast there.

Croissant, french fries and vanilla ice cream

Not a very healthy meal for breakfast。。

I normally have coffee and muffin for breakfast here…(muffins were really nice )

But just for today, crispy fries for a happy morning, a happy new year~

After breakfast, time to SKI~

My 2nd time up to the mountain without an instructor..

The first time when I went up there, I nearly thought that I’m gonna stuck up in the mountain forever for it was almost impossible for me to get down that slope safely 

Can’t believe they said that, Silver Dream course, is a course for beginner..

Am I not even at a beginner level  

Well, I’m back to the base safe and sound now…though having a few humpty dumpty fell throughout the whole course..

My 2nd try was not as bad…

Erm…as in ‘falling’..

But having a great snow storm  up in the mountain…

It was all calm and beautiful down at the base of the mountain..

Never expect it to be a STORM up there

It was all WHITE-OUT, can’t see a thing from 2 meters away.. 

That was really bad and we thought of going down by the lift..

and guess what  

The wind was too strong and they have to stop the lifts from running

OMG..what to do 

We have to ski down..

But we can’t possibly slide down through Silver Dream, coz it was hard even during a clear bright day! Can’t tell what would happen if we go down Silver Dream in this storm..

There’s another beginner course, called Holiday course..

People said, that course should be easier..

So we had no choice but to trust them..

It was not that bad indeed..

There were 1 or 2 steeper slope but other than that, it was fine.

Slide all the way down. SAFE

STORM was scary, but it was kind an experienceIt was exciting

Somehow, I felt the power of nature through the storm..

Felt through my body that the earth is living..

I think I truly felt in love with the mountain 

I normally do, but this time is different..it’s just hard to tell..

It’s not just because it looks beautiful..

I felt them living..

It’s the magic of nature..

But never should anyone underestimate the mountains.  in the sense of safety.

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Face with 2 colors..

At first, I thought it was sunburn, but an instructor told me it was wind-burn..

And I know now it was actually from the freezing coldness..

Waiting for the bus　

Holiday course leads to a different ski resort, so we took a bus home and took a bus again back to where we started..coz I left all my stuffs there..

The free shuttle bus station is just right in front of our homeDamn convenient

We went to the Onsen near our home, like really near, maybe about 1 min walk..

Onsen is the best after a real hard day

And of course,

BEER is as BEST

Dinner at A-bu-cha Second, a friend’s reccomendation

Uni paste (Sea urchin) Only nice when it’s fresh~

Mizuna and radish salad

NABE the main dish

Ishikari Nabe, famous in Hokkaido

So, this is how I ended my day of 1 January 2010 

It was really a long day for that I felt like I did a lot on that day~

Hope 2010 will be a GREAT YEAR for me and for you~ YAY!

2010 年 1 月 2 日
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