23 September 2004 - 26 September 2004
Last Updated: 25/11/04
Making the most of the national holiday ("Autumnal Equinox"), Mary, Flick and I took a long weekend down to Hiroshima. We spent an afternoon and evening seeing the Peace Memorial Park (we were put in contact with a really lovely English-speaking guide) and the A-Bomb museum. I won't go into details here - it was a very personal experience for each of us (in fact, I've only put 4 photos up of the peace park). Basically, if you wanna know, you gotta go.
Hiroshima
itself is now a vibrant and modern city, and we had a great time exploring the
shops, bars and restaurants, and also took a day out to go to Miyajima
Island.
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Three travellers stop in at a pub (hurrah!) Flick, Mary and me |
Tanuki! |
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Mary, tackling her okonomiyaki |
You can see the A-bomb dome in the background, and the Cenotaph in the foreground. The Cenotaph contains all the names of the people who have died as a result of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. It
is updated every year on the anniversary of the bombing. |
A very moving poem engraved in stone in the Peace Park Our guide shows the translation to Mary and Flick |
The A-Bomb dome - looking the same today as it did immediately after the bomb had been dropped. |
Cranes made in remembrance of the little girl who contracted Leukaemia as a result of the atomic bomb believed if she made 1,000 paper cranes she would get well. She was 2 when the
bomb was dropped, and died at the age of 12. |
Mary and Flick on the boat to Miyajima |
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Mary talks to one of the many wild deer roaming free in Miyajima |
Flick prepares to sample her first oysters. |
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Mary, enjoying the view again |
Flick, enjoying the ride back down in the cable car |
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The typhoon-damaged shrine which is currently closed for repairs |
The famous floating torii at the entrance to the floating shrine (above) Itsukushima Shrine |
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