back in toyko... sniffle

hey sportsfans,

I'm back in tokyo for the night 'cause i caught NJ's stinking cold, slept all the way back on the train and then all this afternoon. I'm feeling a little better now - going to meet back up with Hugh and Yukari in Kyoto tomorrow morning (just three lazy hours on the shinkansen = more sleep).

Hiroshima was beautiful, glad we went. Last night in Osaka on the other hand, not so much. I'll write that one up when I get my strength back.

The funniest thing that happened to us in Hiroshima, apart from NJ and Hugh getting mobbed by schoolgirls, was meeting this odd lady in the Peace Park. She came up to us and kept pointing and yelling excitedly at NJ for ages, till i figured out she was saying "Jude Law, Jude Law", and she then decided that Hugh looked like Josh Hartnett (who is that? the name is familiar). Then she said, "Peace, peace for all" or something like that and we all nodded and then she said, "Bush, you know Bush? I hate Bush" and we nodded again and then she suddely goes, "Bush! I kill him!"* and we looked around nervously, let her take a photo of us and scarpered the hiroshima out of there.

*Hello, FBI. I am only quoting someone, these views are by no means my own. For the record, she did not look like she had the means to carry out her expressed desire.

Later that afternoon we caught a ferry out to Mirajuma Island (sp?), where they have that famous red gate thing you see in all the tourist brochures. It was a pretty touristy place but still kinda cool and I had my first Japanese bath, which was delicious.

Here are some pics. You're right Jord, I doubt I'll be able to keep this pace up, but I think I'm still winding down into holiday mode/unemployment. :)

Night y'all.
xx

PS Mum, I'll write you tomorrow.

PICS
1. huey and NJ on some famous bridge just behind the Peace Park which i have forgotten the name of. behind them on the right is the A-bomb Dome, which was pretty much destroyed by the bomb (as was indeed, the whole town) but they rebuilt a little to serve as a reminder of the horrors and as a call for peace in the future. The museum was extremely heav, I'm not going to write about it because I'm sure it's different for everybody.

2. NJ and i chillaxing in the Peace Park - NJ was suffering a little that morning

3. These manky deer were everywhere on Mirajuma island, they are super tame. I patted this one just off the boat and later on Hugh and NJ saw one eating out of an ashtray.

4. The gateway to Japan...

5. How's the serenity?