Hiroshima II

A bit of a rainy day, we went to the Memorial Park and got to see the famous domed building of Hiroshima and got to see other interesting things like the eternal flame, memorial for the children with the paper cranes, and other structures that function as a reminder of those dark days. We got our tickets for the museum and lined up to enter. The experience inside, seeing close up and learning about how gruesome the effects of the bombing left Hiroshima was too powerful. In deafening silence as we viewed each face and story, seeing the remnants of the past definitely left us quite teary eyed and dejected. It wasn't the best start of the day. We got out of the museum quite depressed.

We walked around the park some more and went to try out Hiroshima's okonomiyaki. It was delicious but I've had better ones elsewhere. Afterwards we got on the train and headed to the harbor to take a ferry to Miyajima. The ferry ride was very fun, everyone was vibing despite the rainy weather. We wanted to see the giant orange torii gate on the sea and we kept on searching for it while we were on our way to the island. To our disappointment, it turned out the torii gate was under construction and covered completely, it was funny because we kept on looking for it but it was right in front of us the whole time. The island was rainy and windy and cold, we had a blast. There were a lot of deer roaming as well, one of them bit Lisa's dress. There was a floating water temple by the beach and we tried going around the island but the rain forced us to rest inside a huge temple made of wood. We lazed around here for a long time, relaxing under the roof while heavy rain chorused all around us. We talked and had our alone time to be Zen. Mariam was sketching, turns out she's pretty good at it. When the rain subsided, we headed back to Hiroshima and had another crazy drinking party.Read more