Blogs from Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan, Asia - page 2

We woke up, slightly groggy from the night before. I think it was around nine when we got up. We showered, dressed, and finished packing up all our stuff. We left our stuff at the reception and asked them about what temples we should visit. No visit to Japan is complete without a visit to some kind of temple or shrine. We got the lovely blokes at reception to write out in Japanese what charms we needed. They were stars! Then we headed off to follow their recommendations. We walked for about ten to fifteen minutes following the river. We found the shrine, but since we were starving, we headed to the nearest Lawson's for breakfast. There was only one salami and cheese set, so we had to shared it. We sat outside on the steps, ... read more

We awoke at the crack of dawn, after about four or maybe five hours sleep. We had stayed the night in a hotel close to the airport. It was really nice, not really a hotel, but an officetel, where they rented some of the apartments. Honestly, the apartment we stayed in was nice and bigger than the one I live in. They also offered a free pick-up and drop-off service to Incheon. Not bad for 55,000 won for the two of us, I think it was called Crown Guesthouse and I would definitely use them again in the future. We got to Incheon and found our check-in desks. It was still just over two hours before take-off, so the desks weren't open yet, so we queued up and waited for them to open, which they did ... read more

Auringon lasku alkoi jälleen lähestyä joten eilinen yritys uusiksi ja suunnistin kohti köysirataa mt. Inasalle. Otin jälleen raitiovaunun lähelle ja kävelin köysiradan asemalle. Nyt se kulki johtuen luultavasti huomattavasti paremmasta kelistä. Koko päivä olikin ollut pilvinen mutta suhteellisen lämmin. Siitä johtuen mahdollisesti porukkaa oli enemmän liikkeellä mutta kummempaa jonotusta ei köysiradan kyytiin kuitenkaan ollut. Inasa kukkulan laella olin juuri auringonlaskun aikaan ja muutamat kuvat otettuani odotin vielä pimenevän kunnolla. Lisää kuvien räpsimistä ja oli jälleen aika lähteä etsimään päivällistä. Otin köysiradan alas ja kävelin asemalta jokivarteen jota seurasin aina Nagasakin asemalle asti. Kävin etsimässä ruokapaikkaa AMU-plaza tavaratalosta ja ennen ravintolakerrosta osui kohdalle Tower Records levykauppa. Löysin yhden etsimistäni levyistä sopuhintaan ja sitten yhden u... read more

Saturday, 18th May 2013 Three nights in Nagasaki City was just about right as I had ample time exploring the city's museums in an unhurried fashion. Before leaving my hotel this morning, I invested on the Nagasaki Tram Pass which would see me through a day's worth of unlimited rides on the nostalgic tram system. At 500 yen, this was considered a real bargain so long as I made more than four trips on the system (Note: At the end of the day, nine trips were made translating to 1,080 yen). From my hotel in Goto Machi, I boarded the tram heading towards the direction of Urakami Station which would bring me to the doorsteps of the Atomic Bomb Museum and the Peace Memorial Park. This museum was a moving tribute to the many who fell ... read more

Day 6 After another reasonable breakfast, even though there was no toaster, we made our way downstairs to the coach, which was parked on a nearby bridge as the road along side the hotel was too narrow. As we were leaving, we were waved off by two of the hotel staff - the thing to remember is the custom is to keep on waving until you can no longer see them! We had a 2 hour journey to Nagasaki, where we would be visiting the site of the 2nd atom bomb detonation. Along the way we were entertained by our guide Lim, whom we now realise is completly mad. Aswell as explaining to us that we were going for a "see look" at different places that day, and that when we stop for a toilet break ... read more