Sapporo Bound

It seems these days that not much more than a month passes between trips for me ..... I am such a lucky girl I guess :-) This weekend it is the Sapporo Snow Festival! The name Sapporo may ring a bell - yup, the beer with the star on the can. That is where one of Japan's most famous breweries is located. It is the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The snow festival is held every year, and artists from all over build gigantic, beautiful ice sculptures. It is a pretty famous even apparently, and I am expect to lots of crowds. And cold - the temp here gets down to -9 Celcius ....brrrrrr!!!!! But I am also expecting lots of beer and ramen and hot springs! And possibly even some snowboarding?!?!?!?