The Backpack Adventures

Day 292: August 20, 2022 Saturday – From Osaka with Love Day 2 We woke up to a rainy day which is not a pleasant sight as our destinations today are mostly outdoors. Thankfully, the weather cleared before we checked out of One’s Villa Sapporo House . Mr. Toshi and his family rented a Toyota Voxy minivan when they arrived yesterday which meant that we would have a two-vehicle convoy for this road trip. Off to Otaru City We rode with Mr. Toshi and Karin-chan in the Toyota Voxy while Ms. Taeko, Ms. Sawa, Ms. Akiko, and Ryo-kun were in our car.  From Sapporo City, our first destination for the day is Otaru City ( 小樽市 ). It is a port city located in the west of Sapporo City. It is famous for its canal, music boxes, and glassworks. First stop:  Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branch Inside the vault of the  Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branch We headed to our next destination on foot. We made a brief stopover to check out the  マジック・クロック (Magic Clock) We first visited the Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branc

Weekend 42: August 20-21, 2022 Day 292: August 20, 2022 Saturday – From Osaka with Love Day 2 We woke up to a rainy day. It was not the perfect sight to start a road trip. Thankfully, the weather cleared before we checked out of One’s Villa Sapporo House . Our first destination for the day is Otaru. It is a port city located in the west of Sapporo City. It is famous for its canal, glassworks, and music boxes. Otaru City's colored manhole cover Here are the places that we visited in Otaru City: Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branch Inside the Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branch ⮚ Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branch Stained Glass Museum Inside the Otaru  Stained Glass Museum ⮚ Otaru  Stained Glass Museum Otaru Canal Team Nicerio visits Otaru Canal ⮚  Otaru Canal Otaru Sakaimachi-Dori Look who Ella found at Otaru Sakaimachi-Dori ⮚  Otaru Sakaimachi-Dori Kitaichi Glass Otaru Lunchtime at Kitaichi Glass Otaru ⮚  Kitaichi Glass Otaru Le Tao Main Store We bought snacks at Le Tao Main Store before expl