Japan Visit 2010

Well we had dinner last night and as much booze as we could drink for 2 hours.  That was more than long enough for us both to regret it this morning.  Unfortunately Jill’s struggling a bit with the cold so that didn’t help her either.

Still after a long lie we headed out for a nice walk round the Peace Park.  Thankfully the weather has picked up again today so we were able to enjoy a walk in the spring sunshine. 

The park itself is a memorial park to remember those that died during the atomic bomb attack of 1945.  A special exhibition is currently on which has first hand testimony of the aftermath of bomb.  The stories were harrowing in the extreme and really brought home the horror of atomic weapons.  Let’s all hope we never see their use again.

Following that we strolled through Hiroshima and went to visit McDonalds for some proper hangover recovery food.  A Big Mac and large fries later we had recovered enough to visit the local art gallery which had some wonderful pieces.  My favourite though had to be a piece by Salvadore Dali titled Dreams of Venus.

The art gallery has some amazing traditional Japanese gardens and we spent some time their enjoying the afternoon.  Tomorrow is our last day in Hiroshima before we make a quick stop in Kyoto before returning to Tokyo to finish off the holiday. 

Let’s hope the weather stays nice… and I stay off the booze.  A hangover in a foreign country is just a disaster!