From: bernie Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:11:20 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8a55989cc6dd02293764505b9b8441b9ff4b00f9 Edit page blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index 3282bba..e17ffc6 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -9,12 +9,23 @@ The one-way ticket was "just" 10,250円, equivalent to $105 or €80. Unlike Kyoto, there aren't many sites of historic interest in Hiroshima because, quite unsurprisingly, every building in the city center is at most 64 years old. With [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial|one notable exception]]. -Coming such a long way only to see a broken dome and a nearby memorial - -In the afternoon, we returned to the Hiroshima station to take the 16:01 Shinkansen, -and traveled in no time for another 690Km to another location which will be revealed +Coming such a long way only to see a broken dome and a the surrounding +[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Park|park]] might seem crazy, +but it was definitely worth it. One of the most dramatic moments of human history +happened right here not long ago, and survivors of about my father's age can tell +their personal stories with the help of black and white photographs and melted items +from the museum. + +As usual, I couldn't refrain from taking [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hiroshima|a load of photos]] here too. +These probably can't deliver the pain in the chest one gets by visiting the museum, +but might still be a little disturbing. + +In the afternoon, we returned to the Hiroshima station just in time to catch the 16:01 +Shinkansen for another 690Km ride to another location which will be revealed in due time. Don't miss the next amazing episode of Bernie's Adventures! +{{http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Gambaku_Dome_of_Hiroshima.jpg}} + === April 23rd -- Kyoto last day === We visited a few more places: