Current City: Hiroshima
Hiroshima made me feel so reflective. I'm from Hawaii originally and had heard a number of stories about life on the Islands during WWII. My grandpa was really young at the time and told us that he was once held at gunpoint. He was out past curfew. An officer had thought he was Japanese. My grandpa couldn't speak really great English at the time, but was saved by one of the friends he had made at the next-door fire station.
All of my grandparents would tell us stories about the blackouts. They would cover their windows and light candles so that all the Islands were invisible to attacking bombers.
This trip to Hiroshima truly gave me the other perspective.
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| Peace Park |
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| Atomic Bomb Dome |
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| Bell of Peace |
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| Origami Cranes |
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| Clothing, found after the A-bomb, displayed at the Peace Memorial Museum |
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| A watch capturing the time the A-bomb hit |
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| Hiroshima before the A-bomb |
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| Hiroshima after the A-bomb |
Feeling very reflective...
