今天是旅程最後一天，我們主要留在札幌購物。早上在日航酒店自助早餐後，便爭取時間出動。札幌車站的上蓋及兩旁均有地面和地下的購物商場及百貨公司，可是只有兩個小時的時間，所以選擇在地下的購物街逛，而且上次來的時候，此有幾條街的地下商場還未發展開業，對我來說也是新鮮的。很快在兩小時內已買了一些，便往拉麵共和國嚐各式拉麵。

Thiis is the TV tower of Sapporo  where we can see it            This is JR Tower Hotel Nikko, the tallest bldg in Sapporo.

  thr our room                                                                                    The right bldg. is Esta which Bic Camera is at 9/F

Steller Place, one of the shopping malls under the JR Tower. The small transparent circle is another underground shopping mall, Apita

拉麵共和國 a shop with different varieties of japanese Ramen.

第四天的行程主要是坐車，因為我們須要由函館回札幌，大約310公里，需要大約四小時。早上早餐後便往函館有名的朝市，即市場。那裡有很多海鮮及海味擺賣，也有魚生店可光顧，價錢相宜。尤其各款蟹是可即點即燒，還有很大的一個生果市場，今次忘記到訪。因為要駕長途車，所以11時起程了。沿路多是公路，日本的公路是須要給路費的，所以若是自駕遊，五人或以上比較化算。完成一半路程到了有珠山休息站停下來吃個晏，沒有太多的選擇下也吃了拉麵，不過水準不大好，是最差的一餐了。

治途很暢順，4時多便回到札幌JR日航酒店。趕快check-in後便爭取時間Shopping，在車站附近有幾間百貨公司，很快便買了部份目的想買的東西。其他的卻沒有，便乘JR往下一站,大通。那裡也有些百貨公司，於是又飛快地趕往。7:25pm到達了才知道，今天星期日百貨公司是於7時半關門，店員卻很好人，仍然落力招呼，我們也不好意思久留，趕快完成交易。8:00晚餐於一間福福居酒屋，食物多種類，我們叫了火鍋、串燒、魚生、煎魚、沙律等多種，肚皮也滿載而歸。

This is the 4th day in Hokkaido. The main program of today is driving from Hokodate to Sapport. It will take about 4-hour with the distance 310km. Before starting long driving, we visit the seafood market where is famous in Hokodate. We can select the crabs, abalones, etc from the market and barbecue to eat. Also, there is a large fruit market but we forgot to visit.  Because we have had a long driving journey, we have to leave at 11:00 am.  There are a few high ways to drive over.  Every high way needs to pay in Japan.  So, if next time we have to drive ourselves to visit Hokkaido, 5 or more persons are more worthy.  After a half driving journey, we took a rest at the mid-stop where there are easy shops, restaurants and washrooms. Our lunch is Ramen, again!? Because there are no many choices.

Driving smoothly on high ways, we arrived at Sapporo at about 4:45 pm.  After check-in, we started the shopping time at once. Because we will have dinner at 8:00 pm. So, there are 2 and half hours for shopping. Need to catch the time. I have visited the department stores besides our hotel. Then, took one stop to next JR station where there have 2 more department stores to find my targets.  Upon our arrival at 7:25pm, we was noted that all stores closing at 7:30 pm because today is Sunday.  But the sales girls still very patient to serve us.  Tonight, dinner at japanese restaurant where different varieites food are serrved. We ordered hot-pot, sasimi, fried fish, barbecue porks, salads, beers....etc. Not fully on the shopping bag, also in our stomach.

Say goodbye to Prince Hotel Noboribetsu.

                                                                                                          This is the lunch on the way at the rest station.

Big hot-pot in japanese restaurant (福福居酒屋)

北海道第三天是由登別往函館，是一段幾長的車程，大約須要2小時。首先去了尼克斯水族館，那裡可以欣賞企鵝巡遊。途中經過洞爺湖，停車下來拍了照。湖是北海道最大的，在不同方向有不同景物及感覺。傍晚到達函館渚亭溫泉酒店，是一間比較舊式的渡假式酒店。我們今晚的房間是被安排了塌塌米，睡在軟綿綿的被舖上，非常舒適。晚餐是西、日式自助餐。食物豐富多種類，還有很多海鮮和和牛。晚餐後，又是泡湯時間。在大浴場浸完後，返回房間試試露台的私人風呂，上面天氣寒冷，下身就熱熊熊，感覺很得意。

This is the 3rd day in Hokkaido.  We have to drive from Noboribetsu to Hakodate. It's a long distance about 200km apart, and need 2-hours driving time.  Before starting the long driving, we go to Nixe Aqua Center where we can see the show of penguins. Also, passby the Toya lake. This the biggest lake in Hokkaido. We can see different beautiful scenes and different feelings from 8 directions. About 5:30 pm, we arrive the Prince hotel of Noboribetsu which is also a hot-spring hotel with private hot-spring in rooms.  However, the hotel is a little bit old.  We enjoyed the dinner and breakfast buffets at the hotel restaurant. We are arranged to sleep on Tatami. After the dinner, we have had our hot-spring both at the public one and private one. Our private hot-spring is located at the balony and it was a great feeling on the temperature on top and at bottom when we enter the pool.