Cruising Update

Another quick update on the adventures of Dan, Gail, Bruce, and Pam

From Bruce, Wednesday:

“We arrived this morning in Nagasaki Japan. We had a fairly short tour today. Only two stops today. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park with Ground Zero. Another very sobering day. There were so many photographs showing the utter devastation and carnage that took place on August 9, 1945 at 11:02 AM, 3 days after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. A lot of the photos were so graphic I couldn't take a picture of them.

After the museum we went to the Leave Peace Park and Ground Zero. The bomb detonated 500 meters above the surface. Many countries have donated memorials to be placed on the Park. We walked over to Ground Zero and saw the remains of a prison that was almost directly under the blast. They've moved the only remaining column of a Cathedral that was 500 meters away yet somehow survived the blast to the hypocenter.

Lastly, we went for a walk and found a street filled with pastry and candy shops. We then walked through their Chinatown area before heading back to the ship and a well deserved dinner in the Windjammer. A very worthwhile day.”

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A pleasant view after an intense day!