Hotel Amsterdam Sasebo

... was really suffering and sniffling away. At one point, we passed rice fields where they were burning the remnants of the last crop, and the smoke was heavy. This poor kid pulled his jacket over his head--I'm not sure whether he was trying to use the jacket as a filter for the smoke, or if he was secretly blowing his nose underneath, but I didn't hear anything. There is a lot in Japan that you aren't supposed to see or hear, and the ...

We arrived in Nagasaki at 0800 today (our Monday—your Sunday). We plan to visit ground zero where the A Bomb was dropped and go to the museum. After that we'll just play it by ear and look around.

Kobe was great. I tasted my first Kobe beef steak. The claim that it is "fork tender" is absolutely no ...

... much better and actually managed to visit some sites such as the spectacle bridge (the oldest stone bridge in japan donated by the chinese which resembles a pair of spectacles when reflected in the water) and Dejima island - at one point an island off the coast of nagasaki and the only place where foreigners (the dutch only) were allowed to live and trade from. We also visited the monument dedicated to the 26 Martyrs who, when they refused to give ...

... so I popped in. No English menu just a couple of pictures so I thought why not. I pointed at this soupy noodle dish and hoped for the best. It came and and was bloody amazing. The place was called Green Pepper so it had some spice to it, it came with rice on the side, the bowl of soupy goodness containing some form of meat, veggies and stuff. Amazing… the only problem is I could probably not order it again as I have no idea what it was called!

I got ...

... Nachtrag. Also in der minshuku tanpopo war es ganz witzig. Vor allem weil dieser Superstar Fukuyama noch ein Konzert gegeben hat. Die Pension voller Groupies. Die Besitzerin meinte als wir vom Abendspaziergang gekommen sind, wir können jetzt die nächste 30 Min. ein Bad nehmen...Gut wir schnell runter, ich ins Damenbad, andi bei den Herren. Da hör ich auf einmal jemanden kommen (nachdem ich mich gewaschen hab und im Bad sitz)... eine Männliche Stimme und eine weibliche (die der ...

So wir fahren mit den Zug nach Nagasaki und ich muss erstmal meine japanischen Kloweisheiten von mir geben. Ich weiß, die will keiner hören, aber ich erzähls trotzem ^_^.
Da fahren wir eben mit den Zug von Sendai nach Nagasaki und ich geh mal auf die Toliette und denk mir gerade als ich fertig bin und nochmal den Lippenstift nachzieh, ich hab da was im Spiegel gesehen... Da hat jemand kurz die Tür auf und zu gemacht und ich denk mir ...

Nagasaki

Went to Nagasaki for a day trip while
in Fukuoka. As a result of all the late nights, I did get to Nagasaki
late and did a quick rush of the sights. I have now done my A-bomb
check list of Japan. Nagasaki is a pretty place. Will need o return
and spend more time here one day in the future.

... was het leuk nagebouwd hoor. Als echte Hollander kan ik dit wel waarderen. De bussen reden trouwens in `Nederland` ook gewoon rechts. Dit moet echt gevaarlijk zijn voor die Japanse toeristen! En ach, het mooiste was wel dat je gewoon van Frisland via Amsterdam naar de Dom kon lopen. Nederland is zo (schattig en) klein! We hebben nog wel even wat plaatsen kort bezocht tegen opkomende heimwee: Even langs Utrecht (maar helaas, geen Hima), even kijken hoe het werk in Ridderkerk ...

... said she is allways like this....so sad we finally got off after all that drama!!!!!nagasaki was where the atomic bomb was dropped on the 9th august 1945 at 11.02am total of 73,884 were either killed or injured and 74,809 dead very interesting musuem...lots of information about the consquences...saw plenty of cherry blossoms and phillip had a rose shaped sorbet in a cone for 100yen.we sat and took the ...

... the city, the naval bases and out to sea, which was a superb way to get an overview of the city. With the observatory done, we headed back down the mountain and through the city back to the train station. Thanked our driver very much for giving up his morning for us, and went on our way. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at one of the shops selling the apparently famous "Sasebo burgers". And boy did they suck. $20 later for 2 burgers and some ...