Saturday, July 3, 2010

Ampelman and Doner in Sapporo?



Everyone who's been to Berlin knows ampelman, the little guy on the street corner signs who tells you to go or to stop. Sapporo has a similar sign- though I don't know his name. In the park you can sit in the biergarten and have a doner. And I think I just saw Frau Alexander! Is this Japan or Germany?


Speaking of not knowing names, on my first day in town I introduced myself in Japanese to our guide Nakagaki-san. Unfortunately, what I said was wakarimasen John, which roughly means "I don't understand John". For once I spoke the truth!

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