Hokkaido July 2010 Trip - Day 11 - The Asahiyama Zoo

Back to station and here we come Asahiyama Zoo.

Almost comes to the end of the trip. I think I have taken less and lesser photos :"P (Darn me...) I think I Just would like to fully enjoy the view while I am still here I think. :"P And for today, we visited the Asahiyama Zoo. and this will be our one final day at Furano. We will be heading back to Sapporo after the visit to the zoo.

More photos after the jump...

It started to rain very heavily once we arrived at the Zoo. So, we ended up grounded at the resting area near the entrance. And when the rain gets smaller, we started our tour in Asahiyama Zoo. :) It is not a hugh zoo but I think there are a few attractions in this zoo that I really like. The penguin and the polar bear! :"D I think they are just awesome. ;) (Not to say that other animals are not attractive, but I think I love 2 of them the most!) The Tiger and the Lion in the zoo seems a bit energyless. I am not sure if it is due to the rain (that makes them sleepy) or they have cage for too long which makes them lost the wildness that is within them. (No matter what, I still feel a bit sad to see the Tiger and Lion this way) ~:-\

I love his hat. :"D

Our first stop - the Penguin.

Let's get a closer shoot.

Yes it is raining pretty heavily that day.

Queuing up to see the polar bear

It is so close! (this is just a model)

And also the skeleton

Going up the stair case...

Here we are the real deal!

And some reptile here. (Scary)

Giraffe! Check out the tongue

And a sleepy lion here *Yawn*

A boring tiger waiting to be tease

A whole colony of King Penguin here. (The white and yellow thingy is their poo) :"P

Sleeping mode

After the zoo, we have dinner at a places near by (to try out the Udon that is so famous). And finally on our way back to Sapporo for a final stay there before we headed to the

Waiting for our food

My Oh My Ramen! - Lilian, this is for you again. :"D

Blue sky after the rain - Lovely

On our way back to Sapporo

One (Final) Night at Sapporo

Noboribetsu is also known as the hell valley (It is just the name of the location due to the hot steam vents, sulfurous streams and other volcanic activity. It is a main source of Noboribetsu's hot spring waters. Anyway I will get more photos posted on the next post. Alright I think that's all for tonight. Hope that you all have a great holiday so far. Happy Independence Day people and have a great evening. Signing Off... :)

* For those who are interested, the full series could be view here. ;)