Caledonian Sky in the port of Ulsan, Korea   Geoff Brock & Bruce Gamble
         
     

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rainy Hiroshima
& Misty Miyajima
Monday 9th May 2016
 
This morning we were in Hiroshima. It was raining.
 
Safety barriers, Japanese style
 
Toilets, Japanese style
 
Of course, the main reason for our visit to Hiroshima was to visit the Peace Park and to remember the events of 6th August 1945, when the city was hit by an atomic bomb, killing tens of thousands of people.
 
The A-Bomb Dome
 
Peace Bell
 

Origami cranes in the Children's Memorial (left)
 
The museum in the Peace Park
 
 
 
Over lunch, the ship left the port of Hiroshima. Within an hour, it had anchored off the island of Miyajima for our afternoon excursion (via Zodiac craft) to the island.
 
 
 
 
 
Torii, Miyajima
 
 
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
 
 
 
The pages from this holiday are not yet complete. Hopefully this sample will give some idea of our experiences.
 
 
©Geoff Brock and Bruce Gamble