Hiroshima

We visited Hiroshima. It's a must for everybody with the chance. We had previously visited Nagasaki so we knew a lot of information about the bombings, but it is so important to visit the affected towns. The museum is informative, moving and terrifying. I do genuinely hope that we can one day live in a world without nuclear weapons. The facts are staggering. America possesses about 3000 nuclear weapons. In some cases, one bomb can be 1000x the strength of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That is enough to destroy countries. Barack Obama has never visited the cities, but is still conducting nuclear tests in America. For so many reasons, I urge everybody to learn the facts and strive for nuclear weapon disarmament.

Atrocities aside, Hiroshima is a great bustling city - which is amazing considering it's history. I also wish to share some fun times we had! We drank some much needed orange juice cocktails...

And visited Hiroshima castle. Obviously it is not the original, but well worth a look anyway.

If you have the chance, please do visit Hiroshima. We enjoyed our trip and the vibe of the city - it's not all doom and gloom!