19/12/19 - 24/12/19 @ Shiga Kogen Ski (Ichinose ; Prince Hotel -South)
19/12/19 : Arrived Tokyo and transferred to Shinkasen train to Nagano directly. (about another 2-3 hours journey by train and bus to Resort)
Initially was disappointed with the lack of snow at Shiga Kogen! Was told that this winter was one of the worst snowfall :( Climate change!
But thank God, on Day3 snow came and made the ski more pleasant!
Created Olaf!
GIVING THANKS!
God is so good and faithful. We missed the free shuttle bus from our Prince Hotel on the last day to Ichinose! So in the end we flagged down this bus driven by ROBERT , a ski instructor from Russia. What an angel sent by the Lord. Kind man who helped us load up and down our skis stuff. "Here in this winter place, we need to help one another. Because this is a mountainous place. Survival" Well said by Robert and we learnt that the bus can be earlier but never late. We saw the bus earlier but did not board thinking it should come in another scheduled few minutes. How wrong we were!
Above at West Prince - ended playing with Snow! Happiness!
24/12/19 - Left for Toyko, Shinagawa.
25/12/19 - The kids picked Odaiba for visit.
Never heard of Gundam! (We oldies only know Ultraman!)
So there stood that giantic robot!
The rest of the afternoon from 4pm was spent at Joypolis! It was great fun even for the adults - riding the Transformers (all the rotation made some sick afterwards !) and all the 3D rides. Awesome!
And can you imagine we were stuck inside for 5 hours!! My specs almost fell out twice in the 360 degree G-storm ride - snow vehicle in snow!)
26/12/19 : Went to DisneySea in Maihama. About 1 hour train from Shinagawa.
For the first time in more than 20 years after visiting Disneyland Japan, thrill rides remained fun! With P running to and fro catching the Fastpass and Lottery (First time knowing such a thing to "cut down' Q time) Whatever, the ave wait time was still about an hour.
Enjoyed these rides
- Toystory
- 20000 under the sea
- Aladdin flying carpet
- Sinbad
- Founder's ride
- Raging fire ( And J managed to ride 3X via the single lane!!!)
- Terror Tower
- Mermaid show
- Finale ending display of Fireworks!
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So another ski gone.... J knees were not holding well this time. Could it be our last ski for the rest of our lives?? Hmmm....
Always thankful to witness snow and snow fall and seeing the snow flake in that awesome shape never fail to awe me. What an awesome Creator God!
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