rockypath

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For the two garden photos, did you take them in a garden? Which one is that?  I don't recall I have seen one like that there.
Were you able to take photos of streets after dark? Before the earthquake, the streets were lighted up beautifully at night and the streets were full of people and all the stores were open. But after the quake, the city stop lighting up the streets and buildings after dark and stores close early, so the streets were empty at night.

I am not sure whether the streets are lighted up again now.

rockypath

can we do self guided tour?
sunmoon 發表於 2012-10-12 18:27

Of course, you can. Just pick up a self-guided tour book in bookstore.

But pay attention to the type you pick. Normally there would be one for those taking public transit and one more focuses on self-driving.

rockypath

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We didn't stay in that one. It is a bit far and we preferred to stay in a hotel which was closer to the center. The city at night was very beautiful when the streets and buildings were lighted up.

Unfortunately, the city stop lighting up the streets and buildings after the earthquake (I guess for the purpose of energy saving). The streets turns dark and empty after the sunset.

I guess it was still the same situation when you visited there.

rockypath

you mean not even these lights?
嘉嘉 發表於 2012-10-23 00:54

No, the canal is the only part left to be lighted up after the earthquake.

The commercial streets that you took photos during the day were normally all lighted up with sport lights. So the buildings looked beautiful and the streets were full of people. But now they are all empty after dark.

rockypath

It was all lighted up over there and the time was about 7pm

I guess that was only a temporay energy ...
嘉嘉 發表於 2012-10-23 01:05

When did you visit there? I was there in the summer and did not see the buildings lighted up at all (the lights inside the stores should not be counted). I was so disappointed since my friends were expecting to see what I showed them in the pictures we took before the quake.


Even Sapporo was much darker than the time before the quake. The shopping centers used to be shined under spot lights, but they were all turned off when we were there in summer.