tumble, tumble, japan

Just saw a raven trotting through snow. Damn adorable. On the bus to Asahikawa 旭川.

09:10, I can no longer make out the horizon between ground and sky. If anything, snow can be unifying.

09:17, Mayday’s 温柔.

09:20, it is so pretty out here.

09:25, it is probably true that the most beautiful scenes are best seen with the eyes, than through a camera lens. It is also probably true that I didn’t have time to fish out the camera.

09:33, on a wild sheep chase.

09:45, halfway there, and the temperature readings have indicated, so far, readings of -1, -3, -6 and then -3. I find myself thinking that -3, ooh not that bad. Insane.

10:09, snow is piled up high on both sides of the road. Waist type of high. Mountainous. Hmm, traffic seems to be backed up. Not a good sign.

10:12, oh toll booth.

10:14, I love it when Jenny Lewis sings “I’ve had it with you, and Mexico can fucking wait” in Pictures of Success.

10:51, how come there is snow in a covered tunnel?

10:53, snow up to shoulder. Okaaaay.

So, it is evident that Sapporo has been getting the leftover snow. I come to Asahikawa expecting a cold and snowy city, and it didn’t disappoint. Far from it. About damn far from it. The cold wasn’t so bad, but the snow. I think I won’t again ever see so much snow in one place for a very very long time. I have graduated from not having seen snow before to having seen a lot, a lot of snow. If no one bothers to clear the snow for one day or even one night, I bet this city will be buried under a blanket of white.

Observation: Hong Kong tourists are damn noisy.

Asahikawa zoo is fun. Once you get used to slipping and falling, there is plenty of cute animals to see. Slopes are dangerous; you slip and fall, and you try to get up and then you slide down a couple of metres more. It is insane how many other visitors that particular slope has claimed.

Penguins on strolls are especially cute.

Merry Christmas!