hiroshima trip :)

hiroshima pics! finally.. heh.. as mentioned in earlier posts .. the group of exchange students decided to head down to hiroshima over the weekend of the golden week (May 4-7)
it was our first trip ever since sch started so everyone was pretty geared up for the trip :)
hiroshima, was a wonderful experience.. travelling in a grp of 14 was indeed a challenge.. haha.. but we did it! managed some sightseeing.. hiroshimayaki eating.. and shopping of course! anyway other than the little town in beppu proved to be to enticing in terms of shopping.. ( we have a grand total of ONE shopping centre in Beppu.. hee)
do try to visit hiroshima if you ever have the chance.. the peace mark and museum are defnitely worth a visit.. a little sombre.. but.. its amazing when you see how the city has picked itself up..


View from the ferry.. :) we had to take a bus for 1.5 hrs.. drive onto a ferry.. take the ferry for 2 hours.. and another 1.5 hours on the bus to get to hiroshima!


first pic in hiroshima :) along the street with the whole group of exchange students..



We actually stayed in this karaoke bar for the night.. heh. Cos of the golden week, we were unable to book a youth hostel for the night.. so the 14 of us booked 2 rooms for overnight karaoke! first time in my life man.. was fleeting in and out of sleep throughout the session once we passed 3am i think.. but a few of them sang the whole night through.. hahaha. cheap too though like ard 20sgd each only..




this was a competition for a traditional japanese type of dance.. called yossa koi soran.. i actually tried learning this dance in apu.. hee..pretty fun..



this monument was one of the only ones left after the atomic bombing..

peace cranes filled up this huge field in the peace park

our youth hostel! bunk beds.. haha. first experience in a room like this two.. 6 beds in one room thats abt the size of my current dorm room..

the girls on the trip :) kane, jenelle, kyoko, me, rosanna and nadejda

this was the famous gate which is submerged partially in miyajima.. which is a short ferry away from hiroshima..really pretty place.. serene.. and they had deers roaming ard too!

with rosanna (from york uni.)

a successful "lets try to fit everyone and take a photo from the ground up shot" :)

singapore gang doing a shaolin.. hee

these are 6 PLATES of cheese scallops. story behind this was that we wanted to order one plate with 6 PIECES of scallops. but somehow.. despite our best(eh-hem) japanese speaker being the one who placed the order.. it got mixed up and voila! one place each for us. hahaha. ON TOP of our main meal of the okonomiyaki (pancake with noodles, bacon, cheese, eggs, prawns.. )

haha but the mix up did provide some entertainment for the night.. hee

shopping haul!

see the food on the table? yes. thats how much we ate. haha.