The tour visited Hiroshima and found it a very moving experience.
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| Hiroshima Peace Park |
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| The second day in Hiroshima began at Kintai Bridge, a beautiful part of the world - river, forest, castle. The sun was shining and the weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. |
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| A unique structure that has been rebuilt over the years in the same style following each flood. |
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| The view from the top of the bridge to the river and town below. |
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This monument stands testament to a young girl who survived the initial radiation effects of Hiroshima but who later died of leukemia. In memory of her, friends made a number of paper cranes. This continues to this day with paper cranes surrounding this statue as a symbol of the need for peace in the world.
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Some of the girls at the Peace Statue
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| Dinner - Okonomiyaki. A wonderful concoction of noodles, egg, pork, cabbage, bean sprouts on a pancake bed which was delicious. |
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Iwakuni Castle.
A sky car trip to the girls to the top of the hill and the magnificent Iwakuni Castle. Ms Hill had Mrs Pawsey worried when she said they were using a rope bridge to get there (having visions of teetering over the river coming to mind). They all made it safely!
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| Ice Cream! (Green Tea Ice cream for the adventurous) |
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| Visiting the Mazda Factory. |
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Miyajima Island.
One ferry ride later the Island of Miyajima. Mrs Aitchison, Mrs Pawsey & Ms Hill standing in front of the Gateway to the Itsukushima Shrine. The island is popular with tourists and on this very warm day they visited in large numbers.
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Jessie and Ruby
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| The island is also a deer haven. This can be hazardous to visitors as they are very interested in everyone's bags! |
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