The peace park was the first place we visited. It was built on the exact place as the epicenter of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. It makes me sad to think of the devastation caused by it. The peace park is a reminder of the some of the devastation. It has part of the old church which was obliterated by the bomb as well as many statues donated from around the world and chains of 100 paper cranes(for peace).
This is a statue of peace.
This is a fountain in the shape of dove wings.The fountan above is dedicated to all those who couldn't find water after the atomic bomb. It is in the shape of dove wings to represent peace. Not only was the city destoryed but many surrounding areas were damaged and there was not enough food, water, or medical supplies to aid those in need.
We walked to the atomic bomb museum from the peace park, they are connected. We were not allowed to take pictures but it was very shocking to see the amount of damage inflicted. Not even the makers of the atomic bomb knew what damage it could do. They felt regret after making such a horrible weapon to be used on people. What saddens me is that even after this destruction happened and, not only people but also the environment was harmed horribly by it, but people still wanted to use the bombs. Talk about short sited. Sure kill the planet and everything on it, that's one way to stop wars for sure. Anyways, it was a very emotional thing to see and I recommend anyone coming to Japan visit either the Nagasaki or Hiroshima atomic bomb museum.
After this sombering experience we visited the very lovely, Glover garden. It has out door excilaters going up to the part and covered moving ramps up to top so you can walk down from there. It was a lovely day with the sky just speckled with clouds. The park was beautiful with a great view of the city.
This is on the way up to the top.
To the right is a covered ramp way.
This is the view of the city from the top.
There is also an old European style house behind.
There was a place where you could dress up in
old European clothing and take pictures :P
Sadly we didn't have enough time.
The garden was built by the Glover family when they came to visit. It is a really beautiful garden and was a nice relaxing place to go after the atomic bomb museum.
Once we finished up at the garden we headed on over to Kumamoto. We stayed in a cycling inn in the country side, which was in the traditional Japanese style. Once we had all settled in and eaten dinner we headed off to see the lantern festival that was being held in town. It was hard to take pictures, but they were very beautiful.
There are little tea candles inside the bamboo pieces.
This picture only took 4 or 5 tries to get a nice one~
Tea candles on the ground in the bamboo but
lanterns are behind the large paper umbrellas in the back.
The festival was quite large and there were a lot of people. We were also on a time limit and wanted to make it to the onsen before we had to go back (the showers at the hotel were very, very small.) Once we had finished up we packed back on the bus, made a quick stop by 7eleven to get some snacks and drinks for the group party/announcements thing that night, and headed back to the inn. The group gathering was mostly about the new group of international representatives, a group that organizes going away parties and sports events for the international students, and just to learn everyone's name and get to know each other. But after a long day many people where tired and I think wanted to go to sleep hehe. The next day was going to be another fun filled day.
We walked to the atomic bomb museum from the peace park, they are connected. We were not allowed to take pictures but it was very shocking to see the amount of damage inflicted. Not even the makers of the atomic bomb knew what damage it could do. They felt regret after making such a horrible weapon to be used on people. What saddens me is that even after this destruction happened and, not only people but also the environment was harmed horribly by it, but people still wanted to use the bombs. Talk about short sited. Sure kill the planet and everything on it, that's one way to stop wars for sure. Anyways, it was a very emotional thing to see and I recommend anyone coming to Japan visit either the Nagasaki or Hiroshima atomic bomb museum.
After this sombering experience we visited the very lovely, Glover garden. It has out door excilaters going up to the part and covered moving ramps up to top so you can walk down from there. It was a lovely day with the sky just speckled with clouds. The park was beautiful with a great view of the city.
This is on the way up to the top.
To the right is a covered ramp way.
This is the view of the city from the top.
There is also an old European style house behind.
There was a place where you could dress up in
old European clothing and take pictures :P
Sadly we didn't have enough time.
The garden was built by the Glover family when they came to visit. It is a really beautiful garden and was a nice relaxing place to go after the atomic bomb museum.
Once we finished up at the garden we headed on over to Kumamoto. We stayed in a cycling inn in the country side, which was in the traditional Japanese style. Once we had all settled in and eaten dinner we headed off to see the lantern festival that was being held in town. It was hard to take pictures, but they were very beautiful.
There are little tea candles inside the bamboo pieces.
This picture only took 4 or 5 tries to get a nice one~
Tea candles on the ground in the bamboo but
lanterns are behind the large paper umbrellas in the back.
Awwww... aren't they cute!
I believe they are made out of little pods of silk.
They are sitting inside a piece of bamboo.
I believe they are made out of little pods of silk.
They are sitting inside a piece of bamboo.
The festival was quite large and there were a lot of people. We were also on a time limit and wanted to make it to the onsen before we had to go back (the showers at the hotel were very, very small.) Once we had finished up we packed back on the bus, made a quick stop by 7eleven to get some snacks and drinks for the group party/announcements thing that night, and headed back to the inn. The group gathering was mostly about the new group of international representatives, a group that organizes going away parties and sports events for the international students, and just to learn everyone's name and get to know each other. But after a long day many people where tired and I think wanted to go to sleep hehe. The next day was going to be another fun filled day.
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