Today we got up to have our traditional breakfast. Afterwards, we met up to leave our hotel and had to run through the rain to catch the bus to get to our next destination; Hiroshima! Hiroshima has a very special history, and for those who don't know about it, back in the World War 2, Hiroshima was hit by the first atomic bomb to ever have been dropped at 8:15am on August 6, 1945.
We travelled to Odawara station to catch our first Shinkansen, which is a Japanese bullet train! They can go super fast and you could get to Melbourne from Swan Hill in about an hour! So we were all definitely excited to go on the Shinkansen! We took the Shinkansen to Osaka station, where we had lunch and then met back up to catch our next Shinkansen to Hiroshima.
When we arrived in Hiroshima, we went to go and check in to our hotel rooms and have a rest before going to Shukkeien park.Shukkeien park was peaceful, and we found a bunch of carp at the bridge in the middle of the pond. It was a fun, wonderful and amazing sight to see all the colourful carp with their mouths open!
We then left and went down the main street and were given time to have a wander around, buying gifts and souvenirs for our families, friends and ourselves. If you were lucky and went into Fukuyama, you could find Miss Gamble, Mrs Bookham and Emily in the massage chairs!
After having a wander around, we met up to go for our dinner in Okonmiyami, and also met Miss Gamble's friend Shizuka, who was coming to tea with us.
The Okonmiyami was delicious, and afterwards we went to a Mister Donut and sat down for a bit and had some drinks and donuts. On our way back to the hotel, we went to see the spot where the first atomic bomb was dropped and then we went to see the a-bomb site, where one of the only buildings that survived the bomb is located. We are definitely looking forward to learning more about this tomorrow when we visit the peace memorial park
We travelled to Odawara station to catch our first Shinkansen, which is a Japanese bullet train! They can go super fast and you could get to Melbourne from Swan Hill in about an hour! So we were all definitely excited to go on the Shinkansen! We took the Shinkansen to Osaka station, where we had lunch and then met back up to catch our next Shinkansen to Hiroshima.
When we arrived in Hiroshima, we went to go and check in to our hotel rooms and have a rest before going to Shukkeien park.Shukkeien park was peaceful, and we found a bunch of carp at the bridge in the middle of the pond. It was a fun, wonderful and amazing sight to see all the colourful carp with their mouths open!
We then left and went down the main street and were given time to have a wander around, buying gifts and souvenirs for our families, friends and ourselves. If you were lucky and went into Fukuyama, you could find Miss Gamble, Mrs Bookham and Emily in the massage chairs!
After having a wander around, we met up to go for our dinner in Okonmiyami, and also met Miss Gamble's friend Shizuka, who was coming to tea with us.
The Okonmiyami was delicious, and afterwards we went to a Mister Donut and sat down for a bit and had some drinks and donuts. On our way back to the hotel, we went to see the spot where the first atomic bomb was dropped and then we went to see the a-bomb site, where one of the only buildings that survived the bomb is located. We are definitely looking forward to learning more about this tomorrow when we visit the peace memorial park