Monthly Archives: August 2010

Day 11 – From the Dome of Destruction to the Gate of Enlightenment

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Joel

Turns out we do have internet here, but only in the Internet Corner down in the lobby… which (according to the sign) has the English catch phrase “Let’s hold hands, if that all right with you”. To help me communicate … Continue reading →

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Day 11 – Hiroshima and Miyajima

Posted on August 31, 2010 by James Rudd

We started the day at the Hiroshima Toyoko Inn and after checking out and leaving our bags at reception we walked to the train station to buy a special Hiroshima / Miyajima 2 day pass. This cost 2000¥ and covers … Continue reading →

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Day 10 – Himeji

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Joel

Thanks to the English newspapers that are offered at breakfast – and the Yahoo Mail news, to a lesser extent – we’re somewhat keeping up-to-date with election news back home. It’s starting to disappear from the newspapers, though – we’re … Continue reading →

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Day 9 – Ancient Capital – Modern Dance

Posted on August 29, 2010 by James Rudd

I’m writing after Joel so read his first 🙂 First thing of interest today was on the way to the train station, we passed a group of presumably locals weeding the grounds near the foot / bike path to the … Continue reading →

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Day 9 – Nara, not entirely as planned

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Joel

One thing that amuses me about the trains here is the anti-smoking (and related) advertisements all over the place. In Australia, you’d have big signs saying “big fines!” and disgusting images of assorted cancers on the packets, not to mention … Continue reading →

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