Hiroshima

Today we had 6 hours on the bus! Late in that afternoon we arrived at Hiroshima and visited the Peace Park and Museum. The museum was very graphic in depicting the tragedy of nuclear weapons.
Our hotel room like many is very small.
For dinner we visited a  okonomiyaka restaurant.

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