I am sorry for not updating yesterday, I am getting slack. I had such a busy day that all I wanted to do at the end of it was to collapse into my bed and sleep! So here is two days worth of blogging! YESTERDAY (11th April) So today I was feeling a little bit better, if not 100%. As I was, however, running severely short on time in Japan, I decided that my temporary physical condition could be forced to one side while I spent the day exploring. I was aided in th...

I am sorry that I did not post yesterday, I have been struck down by a reoccurrence of the illness that hit me in Osaka, so I went to bed early with a sore throat and feeling very lethargic. It did not stop me having a full day in Hiroshima though, and as I am running out of time in Japan, I used it the best I could. I started the day with the short, scenic walk over the River Honkawa to the A-bomb Memorial Park and Museum. This is set on an Island, which althou...

I am sorry that I did not post yesterday, I have been struck down by a reoccurrence of the illness that hit me in Osaka, so I went to bed early with a sore throat and feeling very lethargic. It did not stop me having a full day in Hiroshima though, and as I am running out of time in Japan, I used it the best I could. I started the day with the short, scenic walk over the River Honkawa to the A-bomb Memorial Park and Museum. This is set on an Island, which althou...

Today I departed my hotel early as I wanted to make a start on the journey down to Hiroshima in the south of Japan. After breakfast, I caught the metro to the train station and boarded a Shinkensen (bullet train) to my next destination. The type of train I caught was the Nozomi, the newest and fastest of all bullet trains. It is this type of train that breaks the 120mph mark, and believe me when I say that is fast!! It took just one and a half hours to reach Hiro...

My apologies for failing to update yesterday! After my standard breakfast I felt a little bit under the weather, not ill persay, but very weak. Deciding I was suffering from exhaustion, I resolved to have a quiet day in and around the hotel, only advancing beyond its confines to visit the local convenience store for supplies. I did watch a lot of news on the CNN channel provided in my room and I was amazed by the snowy nature of the UK. I was also disappointed to...