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Google Earth Images with GPS Tracks
of the Approach and Departure at
Nagasaki (turquoise) |
After
a 2 night and 1 day sail from Naha,
Okinawa, the ship
arrived at Nagasaki, Japan.
Nagasaki, of course, was the target
for the 2nd and last atomic bomb
dropped in WW2. |
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Docked at Nagasaki, Japan |
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The building has the
Visitor's Bureau and a Money
Exchange. Daily tram
passes are sold here. |
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Looking North from the Docked Ship |
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view is towards the City Center and
the atomic bomb impact area beyond.
I walked along the waterfront for
about a mile and then rode a tram to
Peace Park and back. |
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Waterfront View |
Looking north. A
Japanese Coast Guard ship is
at the left. |
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Waterfront View |
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The
restaurants on the right are getting
ready to open.
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Street View with Tram Tracks in
the Median |
As
in many places visited on
this cruise, traffic in
Japan drives on the left. |
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Modern Tram |
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Nagasaki has a street car system
(trams) which is convenient and easy
to use. Not all the cars are
this new, however.
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Tram Interior |
Quite a few ship passengers
used the tram to travel to
the Peace Park. Fares
are paid to the driver when
exiting the tram. |
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Peace Park Sign |
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Peace Park
is located at "ground zero", where
the 2nd atomic bomb used in WW2
exploded some 1500 ft above the
ground, |
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Toyota Dealership |
Among other things, I am
interested in cars. On
the way back to the ship I
saw this Toyota dealership,
which I visited.
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Toyota Dealership |
When I
entered the showroom I was greeted
at the door by a young lady who
offered me tea or coffee from a
tray. When I asked if she
spoke English, she shook her head
and asked the saleslady in the photo to
meet with me. She had played
basketball in Santa Barbara (where
we live) on a Japanese girl's team
which toured the USA.
The vehicle behind her is a hybrid
minivan which isn't sold in the US. She
gave me several brochures which were
in Japanese, but some of the
names were English and the specs
were understandable.
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Model Planes |
I
visited a five floor
mall/department store to see
the merchandise, prices, and
people. Displayed here
are several WW2 fighter
models,
including several Japanese
types, Spitfires, P-47s, and
FW-190s. Model cars
are on the lower shelves. |
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Bookstore Computer Section |
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surprisingly, Microsoft is
worldwide. I was surprised to
see Gateway computers on sale here.
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Vending Machines |
Vending machines dispense a
great variety of items in
Japan.
They seem to be located
everywhere. At the
time of this visit the
exchange rate was 100 Yen
per U.S. Dollar, so the cost
of cones in the center
machine seemed reasonable. |
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Statendam Docked at Nagasaki |
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The ship
departed at 6:40 PM en route to Kobe
via the Inland Sea. (My two previous
cruises from Nagasaki to Osaka
(adjacent city to Kobe) were in the
open ocean around the south and east
coasts of Kyushu, so the winding
route thru the scenic Inland Sea was
a pleasant surprise.
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