[Awaji Island] Visiting photogenic spots ★ A drive on the west coast

#DomesticTravelRecord We drove to Awaji Island, crossing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in our own car. We enjoyed a great drive♪ First, we had to fill our stomachs! We went to Craft Circus, where you can enjoy a meal and shopping for local specialties while watching the ocean and sunset of Awaji Island. Every seat has a view of the ocean, and it's a very open space. There's also a BBQ area, and a space to enjoy with your dog. The pizza baked in the oven in the large open kitchen looks delicious! We had a colorful salad and a beautiful drink. 📍Location: 2-2 Nojima Hirabayashi, Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture Once we've satisfied our appetites, we drive to the inn. This time, we're staying at Awaji Hamarikyu, a hotel on the west coast. It's a lovely Japanese-modern hotel where you can see Keino Matsubara Beach, which has been selected as one of the 100 best sunset spots in Japan, from your room. A large flower vase was displayed at the entrance, and the lobby with a stairwell was very cool. And since it was a gift trip for my elderly parents, I splurged and used the suite room on the top floor. The room had a large open-air bath as big as a mini pool, and it was a real hot spring. Shiozaki Onsen is famous for its beauty baths, and contains more baking soda than the three major beauty baths in Japan. The water feels like a thick lotion, and makes your skin smooth. And for dinner, we had a course of three-year-old tiger pufferfish, which is a specialty of Awaji Island. After a toast with fin sake, we had a feast of pufferfish, including sashimi, fried chicken, and hot pot. After waking up in the morning, we enjoyed the hot spring in our room and checked out. Time flies when you have fun (crying) 📍Address: 970-81 Matsuhokotsuji, Minami Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture On the way home, we decided to eat some sweets♪ and went to the main store of "Happy Pancake". The colorful fruit-topped pancakes and iced vanilla latte made me feel happy. Then we rang the Bell of Happiness on the terrace of the cafe and rode on the swings. It was fun~ 📍Location: 42-1 Ozaki, Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture After that, we went to "Hyogo Prefectural Park Awaji Hanasajiki" and ran around the flower fields (lol) 📍Location: 2805-7 Kusumoto, Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture It was a great drive trip, enjoying the blue sky, sea, and nature, just like an island trip♡ #Awaji Island Trip #Island Trip #Drive Trip