Hiroshima-May 27

On our last full day we went to the Peace Museum.  It really was a sobering experience.  It was a 10 minute walk from our hotel.  Another beautiful day.

I am keeping the narrative brief as we are packing up and heading to the airport.

This clock is at the entrance. This was really interesting.

Here are some photos shortly after the bomb exploded.

Here is what is now known as the Peace Dome that we visited on the first night.  It was a Convention Center.  Japan designated it as a memorial in the 1960's.  Bill has always wanted to see it.

Here is the park.  You can see it was a beautiful day.

Caroline was the photographer.

At many memorials you will see tubs of water or water bottles.  This is very moving as it symbolizes the lack of water after the bomb.  There was no water to pour on the burns nor was there any to drink.  It was August and very hot with no water for the victims.

This memorial is the clock set at 8:15 when the bomb exploded.  There is a very famous watch in the museum that stopped at 8:15.  It belonged to a father.  His son gave it to him.

More of the museum complex.

Caroline loves Japan.

This memorial looks through to the the Peace Dome. 

We walked over to the Hiroshima Castle after the Peace museum.  Not much to it but the stuff around it.

Caroline does a great job as photographer.  It really give me much more free time.

We ran into a sumo wrestling match with youngsters.  This was neat to see.

Here are some other sites from around the castle.

I was determined to try "okonomiyaki."  Hiroshima is known for this pancake/noodle thing.  It started out as a snack women sold out of their homes and emerged into a local restaurant favorite.  There are many shops that specialize in their own version of okonomiyaki.
Bill and I went in on our last night here.
They were very welcoming.

The cooks spend about 10 minutes tediously preparing each okonomiyaki.  There are eggs, noodles, cabbage and various other items that you can choose.   You can add:  pork, eel, dried shrimp, green onion, corn etc

 The pancake is huge.  Bill and I couldn't finish one.  It had a ton of flavor and texture.  Really good!

They have these in Okinawa. I never truly understood what they were until now.  Now I will try it.

This was a great trip.  We all learned a lot.  Well worth it.