Hiroshima Prince Hotel

... br>Her short, simple answer was, "A symbol of peace."

It was an interesting answer. I thought about it for a moment.

As I did, Tomoko asked me the same question.

I paused briefly, and said what came to my mind, "It means destruction to me."

I pictured the devastation, like I'd seen in famous photos of Hiroshima: a leveled city with only scant few ruined buildings barely rising from the vast expanse of rubble.

We looked ...

... photo snapping (moi included) they hung their offering with the multitude of others left by countless other childred.

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ORIGAMI CRANE "PAINTINGS":

From a distance I saw colorful "paintings" depicting cranes, doves, rainbows, hearts, earth globes, and more, and incorporating "PEACE" and Japanese characters expressing the same sentiment, no doubt.

But when I got closer...

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The works of art were made of cranes! Lots of them! They were even ...

... good time to mention the deer on the island, a present from the region of Nara these deer have found their place quite nicely in the tourist streets, eating any stray paper or food that might come close and using nearby shops as shelter during the rain. Whatever you do though, don't feed them! I saw one man offer some food to a deer in passing and soon he had the whole herd surrounding him and shoving their noses in his pockets in search of more grub!

Met with ...

... thinks he might vomit on site of seeing the bottle of 'nubs in water. ... ' YUMMMY

We are staying outside Hiroshima on the end of a peninsula at the Grand Prince. It really is eutopian, absolutely beautiful. I am sorry I have not had chance to upload snaps so far, but you can never get anywhere that wil let you have a computer for more than half an hour! we took a walk around the peninsula and felt like the only 2 people on ...

... out of little ceramic cups. After dinner we headed back to the museum to meet up with our group at the buses. We traveled back to the train station and took another bullet train back to Hiroshima. I didn't sleep on the way back but rather listened to music and looked at the cities that we passed along the way. When we arrived back at the ship I changed clothes and got ready to go out. It was a little after ten so I changed fast and then met up with ...

... church was quite peculiar as well. The window paintings were almost Manga-like and there was no crucifix; only a strange Jesus image above the altar. The Jesuit missionary quarters were right next door. Some of the buildings in Hiroshima, such as the Urban View Grand Tower, belong to South Beach, Miami. The only thing they need is a bit more pastel. The Hiroshima Castle is not worth a visit. It`s sufficient to take a look at the main tower from the outside. As expected, none of the ...

... de Japanse cultuur, uit de doeken gedaan dat in de geschiedenisboeken op de Nederlandse middelbare scholen (Sprekend Verleden, wie kent ze nog?) maar liefst 27 regels aan Japan worden besteed. Enkele daarvan gaan over Nagasaki. Tot 1600 was er geen Nederlands schip tot Japan gekomen zo lezen we. Van de 5 schepen met de illustere namen Hoop, Trouw, Geloof, Blijde Boodschap en De Liefde die in 1598 vanuit Nederland vertrekken redt alleen de laatste het Japan te bereiken. Huub v ...

... to offer, but at least my hotel room space was upgraded to "rabbit hutch" class. Our first day there was actually spent outside Hiroshima, enjoying the majesty of Miyajima, one of the sites in the whole of Japan. The ferry ride over to this island and its almost-floating shrine could rival the Manly Ferry across Sydney Harbour, or the Staten Island Ferry in New York, given the opportunities for ...

... Prior to the serious business that awaits us, we stop into the tourist information center. Mark had found that there is a World Cup qualifying game between Japan and India tonight, and we ask which bars in town might be showing the game tonight. As usual the folks at the desk are very helpful and we leave with a map and a few options on where to head later tonight. Our main destination here is to visit the Peace Memorial Museum at the center of the park. It comprises ...