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The Floating Gate
... wooded islets across to Hiroshima. Whilst we were up there a submarine sailed out of Hiroshima Harbour and two warships came back in - hopefully the problems with the Chinese over the disputed islands are not escalating! Towards the top of the mountain was a building called the Kiezu-no-Reikado Hall which contains a flame which is meant to have burnt continuously for 1200 years since it was lit by the monk who founded the temple here. The ...
Hiroshima
... caused by the bomb.
After taking some pictures of the dome, I cross the river to the other side where the Peace Park is. The Bridge between the peace park and the dome had central feature with the river bed that formed a T-Shape, this is how the B52 bomber lined up on it's target before dropping the bomb.
The park is very peaceful and as you can imagine has a number of tributes. There is a tribute to the Korean ...
Hiroshima Day 2
... Shin-Osaka, took the subway from there to Abiko station and walked back to the apartment. We sat and rested for awhile with Stefania who was home by that time.We chatted a bit and then Bryce and I sat quietly and read for awhile, enjoying the silence. Stefania left a little while later to meet Sam for dinner as he had a late day at work and didn't get off until 8pm. Bryce and I stayed home and rested some more. It was a nice end to the day, we felt quite ...
Sayonara Kyoto..Konichiwa Hiroshima
Time to travel on..what a great place Kyoto has been..next stop Hiroshima..
First leg to Shin-Osaka is by Hikari 501 shinkansen... the train is smooth and rapid, happy at 230kph ..was waiting for the aircrew to do a safety talk before take off..seats are velour large recliners...what a classy ride.. change of trains to the as rapid Sakura 551..max speed 300kph, with a few "brief" (as they announce.). stops to Hiroshima..
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Day 11 and 12 Hiroshima
... their lives in the attack.
After visiting the park we eat at a lovely Mexican/Vegetarian restaurant and returned to our hostel.This hostel is massive. We are staying in a 16 bed dorm and Claire and I are the only ones in here which is a bit strange.
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Day 12
Today we headed to a small island just south of Hiroshima called Miyajima. Its famous for its shrine called Itsukushima-Jinja which is on the beach and at ...
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