Japanese-style breakfast! we were still full from last night's dinner.. and we were shocked to see that breakfast's just as good as dinner *faint*
right after breakfast, we bought tickets to hop on a ferry.. which departs hourly.. just one round the Lake Toya...the ferry station's right behind our hotel.. just a stone's throw away...
like a castle.... oh.. and it's raining! can you tell? :)
a little island... so cute! like a bun!
we're like the only one that's outta the shelter.. other tourist were all in the ferry.. coz it's drizzling quite abit.. 
the ferry ride ended in about 45 mins' time.. we alighted and took photos at the park.. behind our hotel.. you can see our hotel right there!
our big castle ferry!
the park behind out hotel.. too cold to take a walk here.. wanted to go to the bear farm.. but no time :( gotta rush for the next train to Hakodate..
Our Hotel...
Hotel Grand Toya : Boo!
We're really not so fond of our hotel.. lousy hot spring bath.. old lift.. corridor smells.. sigh.. the ONLY good part of it is... that meals are served in the room.. and it's really good food! Oh! and...our bedroom view's the Lake Toya~
Toya Kanko Hotel : Yeah!
We like this hotel alot! Free Internet! Hot Spring! Lake View! Grand Lobby!
our Hotel not-so-Grand Toya's lobby...
we took a bus to the train station... 
in the train...
Comfort Hotel in Hakodate~
we left our hotel room right away to check out an electronics store at the next station hoping to get a good and cheap camera!
Had ramen for dinner at a supposedly damn good ramen shop with an ever-popular-ramen.. but I hate the porky taste of it.. first time I did not finish my ramen.. and had to find an ice cream to 'cover' up the porky taste lingering in my mouth...eeeks..
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In summary, you can give Lake Toya a miss.. Nothing much to do there.. and the trip from Noboribetsu to Toya.. and Toya to Hakodate... is very very long.. and ticket's not cheap either.. would rather spend one more day shopping in Sapporo :)
Expenses today :
[Ferry : 1200yen ($19)] + [Bus : 320yen ($5)] + [Train : 4830yen ($75)] + [Train : 400yen ($6)] + [Pretz : 210yen ($3)] + [Dinner : 630yen ($10)] + [Ice Cream : 280yen ($4)] + [Comfort Hotel *inclusive of Breakfast* : 4750yen ($74) "per person"]
= 12620yen ($196)
Expenses so far...
$196 (today) + $1673 (Day 0 to Day 4) = $1869
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H A K O D A T E tomorrow!
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