Blogs from Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia - page 6

Day 15... (How cool will it be when that says day 389...) This morning we went over to the Peace Park in Hiroshima where we saw the A-bomb Dome, left as a reminder of the effects of nuclear war and the Peace Bell which we rang. We spent the rest of the morning wandering around the Peace Memorial Museum which told the story of pre, during and post the A-bomb drop. This is a really well put together museum and well worth a visit even if you leave feeling a bit sad. After picking up our bags, a tram and a train later we were on the ferry to the island of Miyajima. Stepping onto dry land we immediately got some light relief from a thought provoking mornning as we saw the many deer wandering ... read more

After a rejuvenating night of business hotel sleep, my friends and I descend to the Hotel Regalo's restaurant area for our free breakfast. Miso soup, rice, and salad anyone? I am quite pleased with tea in hand, as flurries still fall from the sky through a picturesque window setting, displayng the kawa (river) that splits Hiroshima in two. Miyajima is an island 40 minutes outside the city by train. a short ferry ride will grant you entrance to this island full of wild deer, Shinto shrines, and okonomiyaki restaurants. It just so happens that I love okonomiyaki and wild deer, so I was happy as can be! We rented bicycles to cruise around the various international communities of tourists. The large red gate at the waters edge marks the entrance to a booming shrine originally built ... read more

Nils got woken up by my knock on his door as he'd told me to do the night before. I came in to wait until he was ready and we walked over to the tram we needed to take. Before getting on we stopped for breakfast and I translated the set from Japanese English to normal English aas the woman told it to me so I could tell him. Once on the tram Nils figured out we could buy our day pass from the conductor - saving us a bit of time and money. We took the ferry and got off at Miyajima. He laughed at all the deer around and the people playing wtih them. Some of them being stupid and others not (the people that is). Some little kids were crying at these huge ... read more

A NOTE: if you want to receive automatic notifications everytime I update this blog, either send me your email address (either by directly emailing me or by sending me a message on this blog) or you can do it yourself by clicking the subscribe button when you enter the blogs main page. Well this is a long entry. If you're short on time, skip down to the part about matsuyama (dirty old man on bicycle), you will probably find that the most amusing. 've just returned from some travelling on my own around Japan for a few days. It turns out that I have still retained some memory of the language and writing from studying Japanese in high school for two years back in 1995. Yeah. Pretty amazing, I can say things like, its hot, its ... read more

Some photos of our epic journey through Miyajima Island. Enjoy :-) ... read more