Furano Bimble
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 20 Oct 2017 22:47
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Furano Bimble
  What would you like to do today, day
off or..... ??? I’d like to bimble around Furano then
take the train to Biei. Right then, bus after breakfast it is. That
done we were soon enjoying the views from the trip to
town.
 We pop into the train station and
there was a Red Bear.
 Plenty of time to explore before our trip to Biei, lead the way McDuff.
  We briefly stop to meet a new friend and the next thing – we are in a hardware shop
discussing........toilet seats........Bear’s recent
research proves you can buy one that weighs you, but he thinks a standard one
bought through Amazon may be the way forward......See Pepe’s eyebrows shoot up
to their highest possible altitude.....
 I felt even more concern when the
bloody calculator came out. You’re not thinking about one of these for Beez are
you ??? Oh no, too much fresh water needed but I feel I
will have to have one for later on...........Oh, my. Eyebrows may
fix in position.
 I busy myself looking at remote controls and realise I’m
looking upside-down. Up the right way and it still makes no sense other than the
nozzle thingy, which worryingly looks as if it is shooting the user off the
seat. I’m off.
 This could be
fun to see in Japanese................
 It’s a funny little place with no
actual High Street that we found. Lots of side
streets though. Huge supermarkets and a massive slot machine place a bit
further out. Furano is well known throughout Japan as a tourism
destination, it is famous for its lavender
fields, the television drama Kita no Kuni
kara
and the Furano Ski
Resort,
which held the Snowboarding World Cup in recent years. The usual
population is 22,715.
 The fountain next to the station. Just to our right the really
good Tourist Information Office. Thank you to Ayshe who helped us yesterday and
Lucy today.
 The nicest
staircase we have ever seen in a train station.
 A huge
poster at the top of the stairs above our platform.
   Hard to imagine the seasonal changes when we are here in
autumn.
 Back at our hotel we have a look in
the shop, we see bright cards painted by a local
artist.
 An odd little
orchestra in the foyer, time to head back to our
room for pot noodles and some episodes of Longmire as our external hard drive
works on the television. Tough stuff, but someone has to do it. Yes,
dear.
 One final look at our favourite
view.
ALL IN ALL VERY
FRIENDLY
A QUIET LITTLE CITY BEFORE IT BECOMES HOST TO
SKIERS |