We spent the afternoon shopping and enjoyed a fantastic meal at a Japanese family restaurant; which is the equivalent to Sizzler in Australia only better - just like all the food and service over here - it's just better in every respect. All fueled up we visited the Hiroshima Memorial Park and Museum. While walking through the park a Japanese gentlemen chatting to us, Mio again doing a marvelous job of translating. He was a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing (he was 17 when the bomb hit and he lost his entire family. He was further away from the hypocentre at school when it dropped and says it's still a miracle he survived). He took us around the memorial park explaining different things and sharing local knowledge. It was incredibly interesting, yet is totally unexplainable how everyone felt during the tour and especially when walking through the museum, words can not describe. It was an experience which will stay with all of us.
Spending a little more time shopping in the Hiroshima mall we all headed back to the hotel to do some much needed washing... with a few laughs and 2 hours later, we are all ready for bed. An early early start tomorrow to do some sight seeing before an afternoon of workshops. We have 2 more days in Hiroshima so more fun updates to come...
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