Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sapporo Snow Festival
Last weekend, Mike and I headed up to Sapporo for the annual snow festival or as they say it "yuki matsuri" (literal translation). The Riess family hopped on over from Korea to join Us and what a fun time we had. It was super cold on some days, but then tolerable on other days.
We went the weekend before it started so that we could see some of the sculptures being built. Turns out all the massive ones were already built, but we still got to see them making smaller ones. Here's some cool pictures of the process.
There were clearly 100+ sculptures made of either ice or snow in all three of the areas. The main festival site was 12 blocks of sculptures, food stalls, slides, and of course attractions! During the weekend, we all checked out the main festival park, found bars to warm up in, and headed over to the Sapporo Beer Museum. Here is our group shot
The festival officially opened on Monday, so we headed back out see everything. It was really cool. Here are some of our favorites:
In the evening we headed back to see the different light displays and different they looked at night. On Tuesday, we headed over to the Tsudome area, which is where all the cool snow activities were. Here we are on the tube slide
Amanda
Mike
As you can see, it was extremely cold with all the snow, so we headed inside for lunch and some warmth... What says warm better than ramen, beer, and churros
We headed back to Tokyo on Tuesday evening and were ready to get back to warmer weather. We had such an amazing time and were so happy the Riess family came to join us. As for more pictures, well, we do have plenty more and if you have some time, check out the next post for the link. Skim through to see the sculptures because they are amazing!!!
Another check off on the Japan list before we leave.
We went the weekend before it started so that we could see some of the sculptures being built. Turns out all the massive ones were already built, but we still got to see them making smaller ones. Here's some cool pictures of the process.
There were clearly 100+ sculptures made of either ice or snow in all three of the areas. The main festival site was 12 blocks of sculptures, food stalls, slides, and of course attractions! During the weekend, we all checked out the main festival park, found bars to warm up in, and headed over to the Sapporo Beer Museum. Here is our group shot
The festival officially opened on Monday, so we headed back out see everything. It was really cool. Here are some of our favorites:
In the evening we headed back to see the different light displays and different they looked at night. On Tuesday, we headed over to the Tsudome area, which is where all the cool snow activities were. Here we are on the tube slide
Amanda
As you can see, it was extremely cold with all the snow, so we headed inside for lunch and some warmth... What says warm better than ramen, beer, and churros
We headed back to Tokyo on Tuesday evening and were ready to get back to warmer weather. We had such an amazing time and were so happy the Riess family came to join us. As for more pictures, well, we do have plenty more and if you have some time, check out the next post for the link. Skim through to see the sculptures because they are amazing!!!
Another check off on the Japan list before we leave.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Coffee Cup Warmers
perfect for my Starbucks addiction, which only started after I moved to Tokyo. If you ever need to find the ex-pats in the morning, just pass by any Starbucks and you'll see them all.
I found this great online pattern and decided I needed to try it as I have a big project coming up and need to make those sewing lines straight. It was super easy, some fabric, batting, and ironing board cover to help with insulation. here is the first warmer I made and I love that its reversible...The owner of it is now my good friend Jennifer
Works even better for those tall or grande cups. This pattern is on back of the one above. And the daisy fabric from below is on this one, which I am using almost everyday. It really is funny to see the Japanese barista's reaction when I use it!
Made this one for my friend Allison, who loves Starbucks just as much as I do! Good thing I'm seeing her this weekend to hand it over
And because you all know I don't like pink all that much, but do love this color combo, I had to make another one in different colors! Purpler/white dots
So everyone who's seen me with it, absolutely love it and think its a great idea. They even commented that they would pay me for them...Hmmmm, I could make some money.
Anywho, love them and will be making more so I could switch out whenever I want!
I found this great online pattern and decided I needed to try it as I have a big project coming up and need to make those sewing lines straight. It was super easy, some fabric, batting, and ironing board cover to help with insulation. here is the first warmer I made and I love that its reversible...The owner of it is now my good friend Jennifer
Works even better for those tall or grande cups. This pattern is on back of the one above. And the daisy fabric from below is on this one, which I am using almost everyday. It really is funny to see the Japanese barista's reaction when I use it!
Made this one for my friend Allison, who loves Starbucks just as much as I do! Good thing I'm seeing her this weekend to hand it over
And because you all know I don't like pink all that much, but do love this color combo, I had to make another one in different colors! Purpler/white dots
So everyone who's seen me with it, absolutely love it and think its a great idea. They even commented that they would pay me for them...Hmmmm, I could make some money.
Anywho, love them and will be making more so I could switch out whenever I want!
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