Last days in Sapporo and a few culture tidbits

Our time went by so fast in Sapporo, it was hard to leave. Here are a few from our last days and a few things cultural we enjoyed.

Adriana having fun writing her own music!

This yellow line is seen on all the sidewalks and throughout the subway. It is for the blind and is awesome!

Bikes everywhere, many have seats for kids.

We loved their bakeries!

 These next few are a little weird... the toilets are very high-tech! All of them have a bidet, or wash you can do after your business. Many also have a seat warmer and a button to push that makes a flushing sound. I was so confused about this, but found out that many people were flushing while they were 'doing business' to avoid any embarrassing noises. Because of so much water waste, they added the sound.

The bidet

All the features

This was in my parent's apartment. The sink is attached to the back and the sink water turns on when you flush and flows into the tank. Saves water and is very handy.

Public standing toilet

 Two days before we were supposed to fly to Tokyo, they were predicting a Typhoon to hit Tokyo right as we were supposed to be arriving. Not knowing how bad it was going to be and if we would be able to make it as planned, we changed our tickets to leave the evening before we were scheduled to just to beat the storm. It was sad to cut our time short, but as things turned out we are glad we did. The storm came in and the airport was closed the whole next day! It wasn't too bad in Tokyo, just really windy and raining. My parents had a rougher time and got more of the storm.

Saying good-bye outside my parent's apartment.

Taking the train, then plane to Tokyo!