Blogs from Nagasaki, Japan, Asia - page 2

Nagasaki, Japan-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ship Manufacturing Facility Can you imagine, we are back in Nagasaki, Japan? Since we already visited Ground Zero and the Peace Park, we are going to do something totally different and go on a tour of the shipbuilding plant where the ship we are on now, the Sapphire Princess was built. We turn in our names at the tour desk so the Mitsubishi can run security checks on each person taking the tour. Later in the day we get our tickets, so I guess we passed ;-) Our tour will take us to two Mitsubishi plants; one across the harbor from where our ship is docked and the other a few miles away at another harbor. We first were told, “No pictures” in any of the areas except the museum. We started ... read more

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

Sunday, 19th May 2013 Still, I was excited to picture myself among the replications of the Dutch windmills and the beautiful houses along the canals. Leg #1: Nagasaki Station >> Huis Ten Bosch Station At the beginning of the day, I boarded the JR Seaside Liner train to Huis Ten Bosch, about an hour ride from Nagasaki Station. Huis Ten Bosch is a family-orientated theme park inspired after the original residence of the Dutch Royal Family of the same name. I chanced upon Huis during my travel research and since my ride was fully paid for by the Japan Rail Pass, I had no qualms about visiting it as a side trip from Nagasaki city. The modern Huis Ten Bosch train station that greeted me upon arrival was an attraction on its own. It's small, it's ... read more