Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Day 2: FUKUOKA



We woke up 5am, carried our suitcases, bought bento for our breakfast and caught Shinkansen to Fukuoka. As I told you in Introduction that one third of our trip was in Kyoshu and started in Fukuoka. We stayed in Fukuoka for 3 nights and in Bebpu for 1 night.


Comparing with other interesting town for instance Kyoto, Ozaka, Nara etc, Fukuoka is not remarkable at all except Dazaifu that is outside from Fukuoka downtown and you shouldn’t miss there if you have been in Fukuoka.


We arrived Hakata station in Fukuoka around 1pm, one day Bus pass were bought (Family tickets 3people: 1400yen (467 yen/1person)) that could be used for all buses that drive in Fukuoka downtown. Our luggage were dragged to Khoasan Fukuoka hostel that informed in internet that 7min walking from Hakata station but we use around 15 minute Khoasan Hostel hadn’t be seen yet, Oh my god!! So far. On the way (~2pm) Sung occasionally saw the notice of 399 yen lunch of one restaurant, we didn’t hesitate to fill my gut there and go on walking to our destination.



Khoasan Fukuoka hostel is all right, 1st floor 3 beds bedroom was occupied by Sung, Poom and me but boy gang had to carry the luggage on steep ladder to the 2nd floor. It was too late (~3pm) when we departed from our hostel to travel Fukuoka so we couldn’t accomplish our plan to go to Dazaifu on that day (Dazaifu close 4pm) so we take the bus to wander Fukuoka downtown; Canal city ; ordinary department store that was built astride the canal, Tenjin; shopping area, Fukuoka tower and Robosquare.

The information in our book said that Robosquare closed 5pm, but it closed already when we arrived there at 4.15pm due to the closed time was changed to be 4pm… What a pity!!



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