Day 6 - Sightseeing in Hakodate

Last night, as seems to be a part of my daily routine, I went to the local onsen and enjoyed a nice soak it the hot pools. Such a fantastic idea, goes so well after a day on the bike.
This morning, after I got the exciting laundry done, I got the tram to Goryōkaku. Goryōkaku is a star shaped fortified area. They have built a fantastic lookout tower. Gave me pretty good views of the area.
When I finished looking around the area, instead of getting the tram I decided to have a walk back via the fish markets. Hakodate is renowned in Japan for its seafood. When I got there the fish and varied other creatures looked great. I decided to have lunch in the busiest place I could find. Great choice I made. The food was fantastic. I got to try sea urchin for the first time. Let's say it was interesting.
I continued my walk through the older part of town where there are a lot of touristy shops and lovingly restored buildings. I got back to my guest house, which is in a great quiet area. I cleaned the bike before heading out again.
You can get a cable car up the side of the hill. Me being me I thought as it was a rest day I have a walk up! The walk went through very green woods. It was on a nice gentle incline. Took about 45 minutes to get to the top. The views down to Hakodate were brilliant. I decided I'd wait until sunset to get some night shots of Hakodate.
After I joined everyone else catching the cable car back down the hill. For dinner I went to a local hamburger chain called Lucky Pierrot. It's seems to be 1950/60's themed. Very kitschy! I ordered a burger and they lady serving me rang a bell and shouted out to everyone one in the diner what I had just ordered!
About ten minutes later she walked out and again rang the bell. The burger was huge. Now I could understand why she was doing what she was doing. I have to say though the burger was pretty good. A combination of beef and chicken. I even got a card saying (according to Google translate) "Citizenship You got a perfect completion of Futosho burger with a rare stomach and spirit power. In commemoration of the fact that the happiness of the stomach and was guaranteed with the sound of the bell, I will recognize it here!"
After my eventful dinner I had a walk back to the guest house. It's a lovely little house towards the edge of town. Tomorrow I'm catching the train to Kikonai to commence my next leg of the trip.
This morning, after I got the exciting laundry done, I got the tram to Goryōkaku. Goryōkaku is a star shaped fortified area. They have built a fantastic lookout tower. Gave me pretty good views of the area.
When I finished looking around the area, instead of getting the tram I decided to have a walk back via the fish markets. Hakodate is renowned in Japan for its seafood. When I got there the fish and varied other creatures looked great. I decided to have lunch in the busiest place I could find. Great choice I made. The food was fantastic. I got to try sea urchin for the first time. Let's say it was interesting.
I continued my walk through the older part of town where there are a lot of touristy shops and lovingly restored buildings. I got back to my guest house, which is in a great quiet area. I cleaned the bike before heading out again.
You can get a cable car up the side of the hill. Me being me I thought as it was a rest day I have a walk up! The walk went through very green woods. It was on a nice gentle incline. Took about 45 minutes to get to the top. The views down to Hakodate were brilliant. I decided I'd wait until sunset to get some night shots of Hakodate.
After I joined everyone else catching the cable car back down the hill. For dinner I went to a local hamburger chain called Lucky Pierrot. It's seems to be 1950/60's themed. Very kitschy! I ordered a burger and they lady serving me rang a bell and shouted out to everyone one in the diner what I had just ordered!
About ten minutes later she walked out and again rang the bell. The burger was huge. Now I could understand why she was doing what she was doing. I have to say though the burger was pretty good. A combination of beef and chicken. I even got a card saying (according to Google translate) "Citizenship You got a perfect completion of Futosho burger with a rare stomach and spirit power. In commemoration of the fact that the happiness of the stomach and was guaranteed with the sound of the bell, I will recognize it here!"
After my eventful dinner I had a walk back to the guest house. It's a lovely little house towards the edge of town. Tomorrow I'm catching the train to Kikonai to commence my next leg of the trip.