Fukuoka, Uminonakamichi 2 Days 1 Night

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Uminonakamichi is a thin strip of sandbar on the outside of Fukuoka that was originally a US military base, but has since been converted into a large park. We went there mainly to see Marine World Uminonakamichi Aquarium and Inn the Park, a camping hotel in the park, and planned to stay at the hotel (location 1) one day and visit the aquarium (location 2) and the nearby amusement park (red circle) the next day.

There is one thing to say, Saga Airport out directly to Fukuoka, Uminonakamichi, the road is still relatively hard, on the airport bus to Tenjin, after the meal is not eaten and then hoofed it to the island by public transportation.

It was hard to get to the hotel at three o'clock, I was sunburnt, tired and hungry, I just wanted to take a rest and have a good meal in the evening, but the staff at the check-in told me that I didn't have an appointment for dinner that day or for breakfast the next day.

The Inn the park is like this, their facilities are inside the park, after the park closes at 5pm, people can't get out or in, and it's basically a reinforced version of the campground, with the condition that if you don't make a reservation early, you won't have any food.

But before I went I do not know the so-called “early” is how early, rushed to the day before the temporary message sent over, and then the next morning to drag the family to catch the plane also forgot about this, and so I got there at 3:00, people said they returned my email in the morning, said to give them a confirmation at 2:00 pm before, now it has been more than the time on the There is no way ......

Although my child is a meal crumbs, ate the airport delivery of Saga specialty seaweed through lunch, but dinner is not eaten again certainly can not pass.

Luckily, I knew in advance that there was another full-service hotel Luigans next door, and the information my friend gave me said that the breakfast was very good, so I was a little hesitant to stay there. I asked the staff if I could eat there.

“Oh that one is in a different area of the park than us, the gate between the two areas has to be closed after 5”

“......”

“Otherwise after you eat, come back and call here and we'll send someone to open the gate for you”

“...... (annoying as hell) yes, please call me”

The entrance to the park is on the side going in that is the front desk of the hotel, so you have to buy a ticket to get into the park first.

The front desk is attached to the dining room and is relatively simple. Can borrow yukata and electric blankets and so on.

This side of the insert a sentence, we all say that the Japanese service is good, but in fact there is still a difference, the hotel has contact with the two little brother, to help do checkin that is cool a serious words do not say much type, although some things I also know that they do not understand, but there are certainly part of the people can not understand it, I still have the language can be used, and their habits have a certain understanding of, even so also also still Even so, I was still quite upset, thinking that when the guests are in trouble, can't you be a little bit more gentle with us, or at least have a better tone of voice?

But another send us to the room of the little brother is particularly warm and generous, in addition to the details of the introduction, but also nagging chat, and children to talk to, see the room window a little dirty, immediately take the tools to wipe, and then I was a little bit tired of it, I want to say that you go away, but the children are particularly fond of it, and the precious seaweed reserves of our share of a piece of food to him.

So there's quite a difference in mood when you run into different people while traveling.

Back to the hotel, this Inn the Park has not been open for long and is often seen in design magazines, and the promotional photos usually feature the iconic white ball tent, like an alien base.

However, we are fewer people, live ball is not cost-effective, and after searching the room type found that the container room closer to the sea, 180 degrees zero distance sea view, the room is small, but we have a small one is completely enough, but also in the terrace to eat breakfast Meizi (although did not eat la ...).

Stayed and found 2 problems: one is poor insulation. Container and the south side of the installation of floor-to-ceiling glass, the material must not be able to do thermal insulation. In the afternoon, when the sun shines, it is too hot to stay in the cold air conditioner (at the end of November), and in the evening, it is necessary to change the hot air and then turn on the electric blanket in order not to freeze. Secondly, it is far away from the restroom. The public restroom is placed in the ball tent area, from the container to the past to walk a little bit, during the day is okay, at night it is dark outside, I want to quickly go back to the room, I and the child are riding a bike to the toilet.

Like most campgrounds, the toilets are communal and also used for morning and evening washing.

But judging by the price and the experience, I think that's a drawback that can be overcome and it's quite fun.

Borrowed my bike and was ready to go to the hotel next door to wait for dinner.

Bicycles are free to borrow for guests until 10 a.m. the next day.

Next door Luigans is a local veteran resort hotel, well-maintained, the style of a bit of the West Coast pop feeling, large areas with bright colors, very out of the film is not old-fashioned.

We circled the first floor a few times before the all-day dining restaurant opened at 5:30, and as soon as we arrived we immediately rushed in and sat down to order a Full course set.

“Guest this is our menu.”

“No need to look at it, you can see it at the door.”

“But don't you want to confirm the price...”

“It's okay, let's go!”

Then I had what I would say was one of the most comfortable and relaxing meals of the trip, and one that exceeded my expectations.

The food was not so much creative and laborious, but “normal and delicious”. It's not the kind of beauty of the big stars on TV, but the 80% beauty that can be seen on the road, without tension and pleasing to the eye.

For example, one of the fried wild rice dishes was crispy and not too oily, the ingredients were tender, and the black truffle sauce was just the right amount of freshness and saltiness. I was thinking, sometimes you don't really need a tempura master to fry it in front of you and finish it within seconds, but I'm usually satisfied with this level of food.

For wine I ordered one white and one red from the cup seller, and I remembered that the white was not bad, but the red Syrah had a very pronounced violet floral flavor and went so well with the meat that I asked the waiter to bring the bottle over to look at it again, and it was indeed a cheap Australian wine, but how did they choose it so well!

Probably the fact that I was so hungry had something to do with it.

After searching online, I found that most of the comments from the country about the dining here were focused on the other Japanese restaurant in the hotel, and I realized that they actually have a Japanese restaurant, so if I had searched ahead of time like I'm usually used to, I probably would have gone with the Japanese restaurant and missed out on this place.

After a full meal and ride back to the next door, and not surprisingly, the door on both sides of the link is closed, and this door, once close to the alarm will also be loud... can only call the phone to summon the little brother to open the door.

Here comes the enthusiastic man who rambled on about how he even went to Luigans during dinner to make sure we were there, but didn't see the bikes at the door (they were actually parked at the other door) and didn't have the heart to go in and look for them, and wondered where we'd gone ......

That's so enthusiastic. Thank you! Favorable opinion of this place to stay has increased greatly because of you!

Came back and went for a dip first.

The next day when checking out of the room next to the activity room, which neatly placed a large number of outdoor games, board games, vinyl disks, comics, etc., generally just come to the camping words can be borrowed, but also quite a reference to the domestic campground.

Then it was off to the aquarium.

I seldom see aquariums in China, because I did a project research for a while before. Crowds and poor order is one aspect, the overall level of public education category in China is not high, the educational and fun are poor, and the details of design and operation are also very rough.

In Japan, there are more than a hundred aquariums in such a small area, in order to grab tourists, all venues are digging into their hearts to think about the content, form, and service, rolled up to the fly. So even if you don't speak the language, you can still see better exhibitions with your children's eyes. Of course, if you know the language, you can learn more and have more fun.

The only situation where I encountered a lot of people is in the dolphin show, when I went in because the show was about to start, I thought it was over and done with, surely the good seats are gone, but in fact, regardless of the front and back, there are still empty seats in each row, everyone sits very loose, will not be obsessed with squeezing forward.

In addition to the aquarium, Uminonakamichi Park within the scope of the zoo, powerless playground and so on, thinking that it is not easy to come to this side of the road once, have fun, anyway, it is included in the admission fee, the hotel will be issued to the guests to stay in the park ticket for two days. If you don't stay at the hotel, it's 450 yen for one day for adults, 500 yen for two days, and no charge for elementary school students.

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