Noboribetsu
It was around 1pm and we were looking for some nice lunch. We spotted this ramen shop on the way to Jigokudani. In that cold weather, it is always nice to have a bowl of warm noodle soup. There were some customers inside already when we entered the shop, but wasn't full house. We grabbed our seat on the bar. And as usual ordered our dishes, I felt a little weird since the beginning. Japanese service is mostly friendly, but not with this shop. The chef probably tired or something, he put on an irritating face all the time and there was also one old lady who help serving the noodle.
He quite quick though in making noodle, once we got our noodle, we didn't really care of his behavior and face anymore. Because I was so hungry, I immediately slurped my hot noodle. I was delicious. After he served all the customers with their orders, he went out and changed the sign on the door to 'closed'. It was only around 1.30pm. Pretty early to close the shop, when lunch peak still around the corner. Not for long, a few more customers came in and came in, and he rudely said that "closed, closed" with that irritating face on.
So a shamed, this shop actually makes a really good ramen. So anyone who doesn't care of customer service can definitely try this shop. Like me for example.
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| Two more Giant demons that we spotted just on the foot of Jigokudani |
Noboribetsu Jigokudani is crater with boiling hot spring from volcanic steams and there is also a walking path to foot bath. We didn't go until foot bath because it takes about 2 km long and imagine walking back for another 2 km with a toddler, is a big NO NO. But apparently what I see from the picture, it looks amazing, natural foot hot spring waterfall.
After we had walking along the walking track around the carter, the longing for an ice cream hit us. Inside Information Center there is this Seventeen ice cream vending machine. The three of us got one each, and we just sat there for awhile quitely enjoying our own ice cream.
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| Spotted this cute demon opposite the blow hole. But I'm not so sure what's this for! |
Stay tuned for the next blog still in Noboribetsu:
Dinner Buffet at Manseikaku Hotel, Noboribetsu
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