Practice #20: A short trip with my parents On last weekend, I went to a hot spring resort with my parents. The resort, named Jouzankei, is an hour ride from Sapporo. It was a short trip, but I was really looking forward to that because we hadn't traveled together for a long time. When we arrived at the hotel we stayed, my father said they should have visited there before. But my mother disagreed with that. After retiring, my parents have traveled many places all over Japan, so no wonder they don't remember one of the hotels they stayed. In winter, it was difficult to go outside and then we had few things to do at the hotel: having a hot spring and eating. The hot spring was spacious and had several bath tubs, so we appreciated it. As for the dinner and the breakfast, they were served as buffets and we could choose a variety of dishes of Japanese, Chinese, and French cuisine. Those taste were good but not better than we expected. We agreed that they were a bit disappointing. During the trip, we talked a lot about travels we have before; also we planned our next one. That chatting was the most memorable thing in our trip after all.