{"id":484,"date":"2012-05-17T21:52:58","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/?p=484"},"modified":"2012-05-21T18:16:44","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T08:16:44","slug":"thursday-17-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 17 May, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We woke up fairly early this morning, as we had a bit to do before leaving the house, and hadn&#8217;t packed.\u00a0 Kaoru still had no idea where we were going, other than we were taking the Shinkansen (bullet train).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-493\" title=\"PIC_0259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0259-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0259-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0259-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0259.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>From Fujisawa we caught a local train to Yokohama, then a local train to Shin-Yokohama, where we hopped on the fastest of the bullet trains.\u00a0 This told Kaoru the direction we were going, so she thought it must be Kyoto we are going to.\u00a0 The Shinkansen is very big and roomy &#8211; much more leg room than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-499\" title=\"PIC_0255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0255-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0255-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0255-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0255.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>an aeroplane!\u00a0 And a very wide walkway.\u00a0 We had a sleep on the train, which we both needed.\u00a0 As we pulled in to Kyoto, Kaoru started to get confused &#8211; she couldn&#8217;t imagine where else we could be going.\u00a0 I did a bit more Hiragana reading on the train.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually the train arrived at our destination &#8211; Hiroshima.\u00a0 By the time we got out of the train station and found the hotel (which was next to the station &#8211; luckily), it was nearly 3.00 (check in time over here).\u00a0 So we were able to go straight up to our room on the 18th floor, with a beautiful view of the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-494\" title=\"PIC_0281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0281-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0281-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0281-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We had been sitting most of the day so needed some exercise.\u00a0 So we grabbed a map from reception and started wandering.\u00a0 We found Shukkeien &#8211; a beautiful Japanese garden to walk around.\u00a0 We only had an hour before closing time, so we had to walk fast, but still took time to look and enjoy the scenery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0269.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495\" title=\"PIC_0269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0269-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0269-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0269-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0269.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-496\" title=\"PIC_0275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0275-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0275-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0275-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0275.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-497\" title=\"PIC_0286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0286-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0286-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0286-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travlindaz.codersoft.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/PIC_0286.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>From there, we walked in to, and around, Hiroshima City.\u00a0 On the way we found a wall full of vending machines, which I had to get a photo of.\u00a0 We had eaten lunch at 12.30, so weren&#8217;t too hungry, but decided we should eat once it was 7.00.\u00a0 We found an Okonomiyaki restaurant &#8211; the traditional food of Hiroshima.\u00a0 I had eaten this once before &#8211; the first meal I had the first day Kaoru showed me around Tokyo, 6 months ago.\u00a0 We were very full after eating it all, and the walk back to the hotel was good for working a bit of it off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We woke up fairly early this morning, as we had a bit to do before leaving the house, and hadn&#8217;t packed.\u00a0 Kaoru still had no idea where we were going, other than we were taking the Shinkansen (bullet train). 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