An excellent bottle of whiskey.....Nikka distillery from Sapporo Hokkaido
Views of the Morning Market in Hakodate
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Lots of seafood at outrageous tourist prices
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Salmon.....here we come!!!
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Lots of crab!!
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Now that is Kathy:))))
A few cherry blossoms left....we missed by about 1-2 weeks!!
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Lovely painted man-hole covers
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Man and dog!!
The red brick warehouse historical district
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Many squid boats in the harbor!!
One of the largest squid boats we have seen
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Lots of churches, temples and shrines!!
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The gondola going up Mt Hakodate
Views of Hakodate as seen from the gondola and the observation deck!!
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You can just barely see the stern of Mystic in the middle
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Panoramic view
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John and Kathy on top of Mt Hakodate
Mystic is now in the picture!!
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That's Mystic in front of Spruce
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John and Andy
This picture does not do it justice, but many steep streets to walk up!!
More squid boats came in before the storm!!
Kathy and the local baker with sourdough bread!!!!
One morning we woke up to these guys building a platform for a new pier...they made Spruce move!!
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On our 42nd anniversary we visited a fort.....yep, romantic John:))))
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A few tress still blossoming
Kathy and Sue...lovely!!!
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Image of the fort from the Goryokaku Tower
Can you imagine all these cherry trees in bloom.....wow!!
Views from the Goryokaku tower
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The Goryokaku festival parade
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Lots of bands
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Reenacting the Battle of Hakodate
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Cute kids!!!
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