Hiroshima Intelligent Hotel Annex

... beautiful Kintai Bridge. <br> We are now lightening the bridge in golden color in the evening(from 6p.m. to 9p.m.) till January 17th 2010. I went for a stroll to see it on yesterday evening and took some pictures to show on this entry.<br><br><br> I have been here in Iwakuni for ...

... Netter Abend. Mit deren Hilfe gelangten wir sogar noch eine Bar gefunden in der es auch Leute hatte und nicht einfach leer war wie der Rest der Stadt.<br><br>Auf dem Heimweg sind wir per Zufall noch an das Mädel gelaufen, die uns am Morgen erklärt hatte, wie man die Trams in Hiroshima zu benutzen hat. Somit nichts mit Heimgehen und nochmals in ihre Lieblingsbar :)<br><br>Es wurde spät und draussen hell.<br>

... but the wrong place. Fortunately the train guard was a dude and let us go with the whole "Non-rail pass" thing and told us where to actually go. Maybe it was just because we looked absolutely frightened. Shinkansen are fast, but at times, confusing.<br><br>Just as we thought things were going to plan, we realized that the days plans were off to begin with. That instead of going to Kanazawa we were actually heading back to Tokyo. Aaaaall thanks to Tom writing down the wrong ...

... elderly dude, who proceeded to ask some roadside workers who in turn called upon his buddies upon the rooftops. I only wish I were exaggerating. Before we knew what was happening, we had formed a small band - or fellowship, if you will - being hurried along to the local police station to find a map to our destination. All the while, being bombarded by questions in Japanese we were unable to answer. Whilst a wholey awkward and culturally intense experience, it was ...

... the way as well), and I was left standing, traumatised and donutless. The thieving buggers. I never made eye contact with them again.... but that was just in case they mistook my eyes for chocolate buttons. I got back to Hiroshima, to my lovely 'hostel room' -but actually a hotel room with TV, fridge and hairdryer- and tucked myself in bed..... with my newly acquired donut....yea baby, the bakeries here are open til well late!

... gruesomeness of the radioactivity is disgusting, and nuclear weapons seem like such a horrible thing to use. I don't see how it could be even considered an option after seeing the pain and suffering it caused the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I can't imagine the destruction created by a Hydrogen Bomb, since it's so much bigger. It would just mean even more people with skin falling off, dying of thirst, drinking radioactive rain. I hope we never actually use nuclear weapons again..

... aspect is how happy and lively all the activity around it is. Buskers jam away on the adjacent bridge, couples stroll together and take picture poses with camera phones, elderly ladies chatter amongst themselves along the accompanying riverwalk, towering trees lend vast swathes of shade whilst blowing in the summer breeze. Here is this stark reminder of man's destructive capacity, yet all around is living proof of life's ability to get back up and keep going. I ...