The Kintai Bridge from the bridge we�re crossing over. All this area was flooded during the typhoon. 

Margie on her bike. 

Stan in front of the ice cream store, his favorite place in the park. 

A statue in the park, possibly the ruler of the Iwakuni Castle. 

Statue with castle in background. 

Rickshaw ride near park. He still turns his back on Stan. 

Little boy in park. 

Girls dressed in summer kimono ride the rickshaw. 

Iwakuni Castle under a trimmed pine branch. 

Stan walking in "old town Iwakuni" 

Second-hand store in old town. The sewing machine table says �Mitsubishi� not Singer. 

Front of second-hand store. There were beautiful gardens & fishpond in front. 

October flowers in the park 

Tram returning from station near Iwakuni Castle 

Swan posing for us 

Young samurai statue with musical market 

Stan�s �short�-cut on the way back home 

Beautiful vegetable garden in someone�s backyard 

Yellow flags used to cross busy street. 

Once you cross, you replace in bucket provided. 

Hiroshima and Peace Park

On October 9, Stan & I, along with the Blanchards, rode the train & spent the day in Hiroshima. with, John, Lorri, Rachel & John Robert.

John, John Robert, Lorri & Rachel at the Iwakuni local train station. 

Margie & Stan � note the beautifully painted train in the background. 

The Blanchards on the train. 

Peace Park Grim Reminder

At Peace Park, there is a museum with photos, information, debris from the bombing. There are no photos allowed inside the museum. The attitude inside was somber and quiet. It’s very moving, and difficult to realize that humans could do this much destruction to each other. A grim reminder that this type of warfare should never occur again.

The only building left after the Hiroshima A-bomb dropped in 1945. 

Plaque -- Genhaku Dome (please remember that you can enlarge any picture by double-clicking on it).