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Hiroshima- A series of unexpected events

Jun 26, 2016
2 min read

It seemed Hiroshima was not destined.

We made it happen anyway :)

First we missed our (pre-brought) bus, so raced to get the super expensive train to get the at the same time. Ok, it was about £60 each, but we have been used to cheap transport recently.

Then we attempted to see the baseball - sold out.

Followed by Ryan feeling a bit worse for wear on our second day (nothing at all to do with rich food or wine!) AND the mosquitos of Japan descended in a big way!

Finding a cafe with adult/kids sandwiches was a huge bonus. Peanut butter rocks! I wish I took some pictures inside, or of the actual sandwich!

We did find the hotel with relative ease, it was quite 'earthy' yet 'urban'.

We decided to go for a walk, as per usual :)

This time to find some temple.

Nope not this one...

Or this one...

On the way...

Whew found it!

Damn it's closed.

HA :D

Oh well! Back to the hotel. :) It was a really pretty walk.

Not to mention - grassy trees. Love it.

After a rest we went restaurant hunting and found a fabulous Italian. Small, only a handful of tables, and has a silent movie playing on one white brick wall. What we ordered came as courses. First our salad. I was not 100% impressed at a rabbit food entire course.

But the steak soon cheered me up!

The next day was quite a somber morning at the peace memorial park with all of the memorials.

Scroll through to view.

The A-bomb dome was especially eerie. The very spot where it all happened, and therefore left the structure somehow standing

The museum was also especially emotional. A small blackened tricycle amongst other things now has me as a firm believe that all such weapons need to be destroyed. Photos not allowed after this point.

Peace turtle :)

We wondered around the grounds of Hiroshima castle

To Be Continued - I don't think this blog can handle the image sizes and I'm way too lazy to re-size them - next post!


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