Hiroshima

We arrived in Hiroshima at around noon after 6 LONG hours of train transit.  We took public transit with our GIANT bags and had to transfer 4 times.  It was pretty ridiculous, although in the end it all worked out!  Once we arrived we headed to our hotel which had an AMAZING view of Peace Memorial Park and the Dome.  We admired the view, took a nap, and grabbed some lunch from 7 Eleven!  Everything here we did not know what it was!

Interesting Lunch! 

After lunch we took a nap and watched a movie, all this transit really catches up to you!  Then we headed out to dinner, Joel wasn't feeling great so we walked around trying to find something to eat.  Soon we found an amazing Okonomiyaki place.  This is the traditional food for this are.  IT WAS AMAZING!

Making Okonomiyaki

 This dish involves a crepe, then cabbage, and your choice of meat (octopus and beef for us), then seasoning, and egg, and BBQ sauce (of sort).  Anyway it is huge and delicious!

Half an Okonomiyaki, We Needed to Share!

Making 5 at Once!

After enjoying our delicious dinner, where we got to sit and watch this talented chef cook and enjoying eating at the same time we headed back to our room for some sleep!  Tomorrow we explore Hiroshima!

Our first stop of the day was Peace Memorial Park.  We walked over there from the hotel and our first stop was Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.  This was an extremely informative museum with lots of information about Hiroshima, the Atomic Bomb, and nuclear war. We spent several hours walking around and reading all the signs and listening to the audio tape.

The Museum

A Watch From the Bomb (Frozen at Exactly 8: 15)

 This watch was one of the most chilling things I saw in the museum, not sure why but this watch really hit home for me.  Many of the stories were also chilling. One was about a young girl who was 2 when the bomb was dropped and later was diagnosed with cancer, she made cranes to help fulfill her wish to get better.  Unfortunately she passed away, but ever since thousands of cranes get set to Hiroshima in remembrance as well as people wishing for peace.

One of the Amazing Crane Signs

So Many Cranes Set in Goodwill

 After the museum we headed over to the dome, this is where the bomb was dropped.  The building is the remains, one of the only things that survived.  It was really shocking to see.

The Dome

We also walked by the Dome and headed to the exact location where the Bomb was dropped.  I definitely got goosebumps standing there.  It is the location where history changes, forever.  And thousands of people died.

Epicenter 

View of Peace Memorial Park

After walking around Peace Memorial Park we headed to the Hiroshima Castle to see some of the older history in the area.  It was really nice, and very peaceful.  Definitely a very different feeling to early in the morning.

Rammy Ram Came Along Too

After the castle we headed to another Okonomiyaki place, this one if three stories high and has about 30 different little restaurants all serving Okonomiyaki.  You choose one and sit down.  It was pretty cool to see so many different restaurants serving the same thing and still being busy!

Rammy Ram Joining Us For Dinner!

After dinner we headed back to the room for a movie, we also spent some time looking at the Peace Park in the dark.  Tomorrow we head to Kyoto to explore another city!  (Another 6 hour train ride!)