Family Japan Trip

I'd better hurry up and get this over with before I never get round to it. So first off, after the day long detour in Singapore, we finally got to Hokkaido, Japan. It's truly the most beautiful place I've been to. It was snowing everyday and everything was covered in fluffy white snow! It was like magic flakes, swirling all around you. And the thing is, it doesn't make a single sound. It's silent. On one of the days it was actually so deep that it reached halfway up my calf. And it wasn't even that cold! We built 2 of the world's biggest and bestest snowmen, skiied, tobogganed, and just plain played with the snow. Skiing was alright. But we had taken a skiing class and there was a whole lot of waiting and we just kept skiing down the same slope. And my fingers were frozen. But I ain't complaining. Tobogganing was the best. It lasts for a few fleeting seconds where your heart jumps, the snow flies across your face and a giggle or shout leaves your throat before you realize your at the bottom of the hill with a snow path you marked behind you. Oh and buffet breakfast lunch and dinner! We also made cookies, played pingpong, took a heckload of photos, rid on the Gondola (cablecar) and sat in the lounge sipping drinks while eating snacks. -taking a photo- Me: *sticks tongue out* Adrian: *sticks tongue out* -face to face- Adrian: French kiss! Me: ... WHAT?!?!?!? Then we were gonna take a plane to Tokyo. But on the day of the flight, it was snowing so hard that the airport closed.. Instead: 15 minute bus ride > 1.5 hour train ride > switch trains > 5 minute train ride > another airport > 1.5 hour flight Think stressed out parents, tired grandmothers, energetic children running all over the place and a lot. I mean a LOT of luggages. But being the Ng and Tan family, we survived. :) Tokyo was nice. But it's a city. Like Melbourne, like K.L. Bus rides were full of family bonding moments. Playing with Megan, Adrian, Nick and Zach. Talking to Janice. I reckon the best meal was the one we had in the bus. There was a traffic jam and we bought a whole heap of food from this market-y place and ate it on the bus. Megan: BOO! Me: Aaaaah! (pretending) Megan: Awww. Erica no need to be scared, it's just Megan! Megan's 3 btw. Everyone pretty much bought whatever snack they saw. I ate an egg boiled in the springs of Mt Fuji. It's supposedly supposed to give me an extra 7 years of life. They had the BEST bao at this park place. Mt Fuji was colder than Hokkaido. The wind was CRAZY. Basically, the holiday was full of kids, food, photos and running around. It was fun. :) Erica