Hiroshima.

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On Thursday we travelled by train to Hiroshima. No explanation necessary. We visited the Peace Memorial Museum (aka the A-bomb Museum). It was devastating. However, it did help that the Japanese show very little emotion in public, I didn't see one teary eye. I got choked up a couple of times seeing recovered clothing and the watches stopped at 8:15. It could have been worse. Mostly, I was just angry. I mean, wasn't the war over? And did it really warrant a second bomb? The focus of the museum is peace, however, so I'm trying to be zen about it.





This building has been dubbed the A-bomb Dome. It is one of only a handful of buildings to survive the explosion. It is believed that it survived because the bomb exploded 600 metres directly above it. It has been made a UNESCO World Heritage site--as it is the site of the first atomic bomb explosion (lest we forget).

Surprisingly though, Hiroshima is a bustling modern city outside the Peace Park. Beautifully surrounded by green mountains and big sky.

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