Blogs from Nagasaki, Japan, Asia

We caught a fast ferry to take us over the sea to the Nagasaki Prefecture. Then the local train that took us along the coast. By lunch time we were at the city of Nagasaki, located on the west of Kyushu well known due to its history. Surrounded by majestic mountains the city feels less 'city' like than many of the other places we have been to, with trams rattling along the streets and a huge port area. In the evening we had a catch up drink and dinner with Davids cousin, Alison and her husband Rod,who only live in London but we haven't seen them for ages. The next day we went to the Peace park and museum... bumping into Alison and Rod.. In the evening we took the cable car up to the viewing ... read more

It was another bright and sunny day on 20 April. As we had planned travelling with trams, we bought one-day tickets. Momument of the Twenty-Six Martyrs and Museum My mother suggested that we should visit the site of the Martyrdom of the 26 Saints on the Nishizaka Park, which was just behind the bus terminal. Nagasaki is known as the city of Slope: we would have to walk uphill a bit to go to the destination. We remembered seeing the monument of Twenty-Six Martyrs shown on the NHK World’s programme. It was also interesting to see very ornate church spires of St John the Baptist Church behind the monument. There spires looked like spires of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. We found the Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum behind the monument and visited there. We found a number of ... read more

Hashima, czyli Gunkajima to wyspa, która została elementem scenografii przedostatniej części przygód agenta Daniela Craiga, Skyfall. Gdy widzi się ją z bliska, nietrudno się domyślić dlaczego. Sama idea utworzenia betonowej wyspy 20 km od lądu i wybudowania na niej mieszkań, szpitali, szkół etc. Dla ok 5 tysięcy ludzi, po to, aby mogli oni wydobywać węgiel na środku morza wydaje się irracjonalna. Taka idea jednak zaistaniała w XIX w. a pracujący tu do 1974 roku górnicy wydobywali największą ilość węgla w czasie roboczogodziny na świecie, pracując na 3 zmiany przez ponad 100 lat. W 1974 roku rząd Japonii zaprzestał wykorzystywania obecnych tam złóż a wszyscy mieszkańcy zostali wysiedleni. Dopiero w 2009 ktoś wpadł na pomysł aby zniszczone przez tajfuny i morską wodę betonowe budynki zacząć pokazywać turystom. Hashima jest tak ciekawym miejscem, że nie wybaczylibyśmy sobie, gdybyśmy ... read more

So many pictures to share from today...and I will...but another Facebook novel about a bigger lesson is due....I think I have said before feel free to scroll or block. :)But....here it goes... Blessed are those with the COURAGE to tell their stories. We each have powerful stories that we silence due to fear of not thinking they are 'enough' or that they're 'too much'....at least that's the truth for me anyway. I posted in March about the awesome event we had at RMS due to Annelee Woodstrom speaking about her experience of being a c... read more

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