I had finally arrived at Huis Ten Bosch which I had been looking forward to since before I came to Japan. This is a giant Dutch theme park with Dutch architecture, windmills, canals, cobbled streets, and a town square. They even got permission from Queen Beatrice to build a replica of a Royal Palace. After the hassle of getting there, as its at least 90 mins from Nagasaki even on the direct train, the first thing to realize is that Huis Ten Bosch is not cheap. T...

Tuesday morning I was excited about going to Huis Ten Bosch. This is a giant Dutch style theme park they have built complete with windmills. They even got permission from Queen Beatrice to build a full size replica of a Royal Palace. Excitedly I left my hotel and walked the short tram stop to Nagasaki Station. I reached there just before eight and asked for a seat reservation to Huis Ten Bosch. They told me the next train was 8.54 and will arrive there at 10.20....

I was now really tired from a full day touring Nagasaki and wanted to just sit down, rest, and have a good meal. I knew there was nothing by my hotel so was figuring out where to go. I knew the tram would go by Chinatown so I figured I could go there to get a nice chinese meal. When I got there, still quite tired, I felt it might be expensive being too touristy. I decided to walk a few minutes out and see if there were cheaper places just outside Chinatown. The f...

After a long day exploring Nagasaki my route had now taken me behind Oura Church to Glover Park. I wasnt sure exactly what this was. My book referred to this as a park with one or two former europeans houses. I thought this meant it was a big landscaped park with some buildings you could walk around from outside. I was quite surprised that this is in fact a collection of colonial homes that you can tour from the inside. When I arrived the entrance ticket was 600...

My next stop brought me to Oura Church, another landmark built to support the European community. Entrance was 300Y ($4). There was a long staircase leading up. The interior was gothic style with stained glass. There was also an exhibit taking place in one of the adjacent buildings It was very impressive and makes you wonder what the church that was destroyed by the bomb blast at the epicentre would have looked like