We rose nice and early to start our day with a breakfast buffet. We took a train to get on the ferry that would take us to the Miyajima Island. On arrival we saw the Ohtorri Gate and the beautiful island scenery. Miki told us that no one can be born and no one can die on the island. We walked and explored the place seeing many deer who would try and eat any paper in your hand. We then decided to do the Miyajima rope way, which are cable cars. They took us half way up Mt.Misen so that we could walk the rest of the way up but trust us it was more of a hike than a walk. We saw the beautiful view from the top and even the nets they use to collect oysters. We walked back to the ferry and headed back to the main land for lunch which consisted of Udon noodles, they were delicious. We ate our ice creams on the way to the Hiroshima museum. It was a shock to most to see the reality of the bombing and we all felt the sorry the the people felt on that day. We finished the day by eating at a sushi bar for dinner with Shizuka joining us. We ate by grabbing plates of different sushi off the conveyor belt. They were all very tasty. We woke up wondering what breakfast would be. Turns out it was croissants, buns and yoghurt. We headed off to a little chopstick workshop where we crafted our own chopsticks from 2 sticks of wood. We then painted little bags for them to go in. We had a traditional be to box for lunch which delicious for some people and not for others. After that we went to a famous past emporors castle. It was huge and beautiful. Then we saw pie last temple which was made of real gold. We had some free time to shop and find dinner, and we finally tried our voices at karaoke. It was an interesting experience! Day 7 was Friday. We caught a bullet train from Hiroshima and arrived in our last destination: Kyoto. After checking into out tiny little traditional accommodation, we said goodbye to our guide and then went to visit three beautiful roles. Golden gods everywhere. Had lunch in a little lunch restaurant. Shopped in lots of little traditional shops. Then had dinner at a "all you can eat" restaurant where you cook your own meat. It was delicious. |