A very busy day today. There were two places I wanted to hit today, fortunately, I got to see both. I thought it would be a good idea to go to Miyajima first, and then the Atomic Bomb Dome second.
I took the JR line to the Miyajima-guchi, then the JR ferry to Miyajima. Walked about 10 minutes or so to the torii gates. It wasn’t high tide, so the shrine wasn’t floating in the water. Poop. :(
I walked around some more, and then I got the bright idea of going to the top of Mt. Misen by walking up the trail. Without water. Up very steep steps. I thought I was going to pass out and die. Death would come in the form of a branch impaling me when I would inevitably roll into it. Luckily, that didn’t happen. Every time I got to a clearing, I would mumble, jidouhanbaiki over and over. I got my wish at the top. :P
When I was leaving, I saw the torii gate was pretty much out of the water, and there were people walking right up to the gate. I walked around and looked at the base of the torii. When I turned around, I saw that the little “road” I walked to the gate on was gone. The tide was coming up. At the JR ferry station, there was a sign that said high tide would be at sometime past 8 PM. Low tide was at around 2 PM. Doh!
I was on the island longer than I intended. I wanted to be at the Atomic Bomb Dome by around 3 pm. I got there around 6 PM. I did get a few cool night shots thought. The museums were closed. There was one I want to see that opens at 8:30 AM, and I thought, “Maybe!” And then I realized that I like my sleep very much.
For dinner, I ate at a restaurant at the edge of the Peace Park. It was classy. Pricey. Delicous! I had a Moscow Mule drink, but I don’t there there was any alcohol in it. :\ Watered down drinks, boo!