Today was a fairly relaxing day, and our last day in Hiroshima. We had a look on the map and decided to visit Hiroshima Castle and its “moderately interesting museum” and “reasonable views from the top”. Well I have to say it did live up to the hype. Actually it wasn’t too bad and the gardens surrounding it were really nice. Then we walked back to the apartment and I slept while Leigh and the Davids went and got something to eat. I woke up after a while and went and bought something to eat from the convenience store next door, and it wasn’t long before there was a knock on the door and some quite happy people there to greet me. Turns out Leigh and co had found an interesting bar to celebrate our last night in Osaka, called “Drunken Usan”. It was run by a husband and wife couple, and the husband’s nickname was Usan. I got to try what was apparently some of the finest Japanese sake that they gave us as a gift for being such good customers, and a small traditional fish meal. Also the wife said I looked like a movie star but couldn’t remember the name. We suggested Brad Pitt but she said no, just slightly different. Then we went back home to bed to get ready for the next day’s trip back to Osaka.
The top of the castle poking out above the gardens
The moat. From the edge of the moat. With a camera.
A eucalypt that survived the atomic bomb (but it does look like it's either seen better days or they've tried to sculpt it like a bonsai)
The castle is actually a recreation as the original was completely destroyed by the bomb
A view from the top
A nice little garden on the side of the road we passed on the walk back
Featuring carp and a family of turtles :)
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