Where did you stay in Hakodate? Did you go to that Hakodate beer place? I
saw it but never went inside.

"Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote in message
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> > Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > I'm currently in Hakodate freezing my gonads off, and about to head
> > > across to Sapporo for the snowfest thingee to err, continue the
> > > freezing. I'll be staying in Susukino for 4 nights and am thinking
> > > about dropping in to
> >
> > > http://www.ezo-beer.com/
> >
> > > for at least 1 of them. Has anyone been there? Does it suck? If it
> > > does, any recommended alternatives?
> >
> > Haven't been to that place, but almost anyplace in Sapporo this time
> > of year will be pretty drinking: that seems to be all these guys
> > do in the winter. One really nice thing about Sapporo (other than
> > Sapporans being friendly drunks) is that all the buildings, izakaya,
> > etc., are built for WARMTH. Indoors in a Sapporo winter is much warmer
> > than in Tokyo.
>
> So (to some extent) is Hakodate. Problem is that at least some of the
> time I have to get outdoors, and most universities and Japanese
> language schools can't afford premises that are located in places I
> can get to through lovely warm underground shopping malls etc. The
> rest of the time I'll spending drinking though. My Hakodate hotel is
> nice - heated swimming pool below, not-too-shabby cocktail lounge on
> the top floor with a cool (as in nice) setting and views.