Today was very foggy and rainy – a perfect day to spend four
hours on a train.
The weather reflected our emotions as we parted ways with
our cousins. They headed back to Tokyo
and we set out to continue our tour south to Hiroshima. We have wonderful memories of our time
together exploring Tokyo and playing in Hakone.
Once again we boarded the Maglev train, this time bound for
Hiroshima.
Our trip was very smooth and almost uneventful, except for
the unfortunate loss of Alia’s camera.
We had it on the first train, but noticed it missing near the end of the
ride on the second train. We think it
must have slipped out of her bag on the first train. We have a call in to Lost and Found, but do
not expect to hear anything.
Fortunately, she had uploaded all of her photos; we were just sad at the
loss. But don’t despair – this is Japan –
land of the Nikon and digital cameras, so we had no trouble purchasing a replacement
for her. Her photo blog will go on!
Luckily our train did
manage to out run the rain and although it was overcast when we arrived in
Hiroshima, it was dry. We dropped off
our luggage in our hotel and set out to explore.
We are not that far from the Peace Park, so we wandered
through looking at the various memorials and tributes to the souls that lost
their lives.
The amount of destruction was devastating, but even more
apparent is the revitalization and dedication to promote peace.
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