A big day today - our first trip on the bullet train; Hiroshima Peace Memorial; lunch at a traditional Japanese restaurant and then the baseball. Here's Blake H with more.
An early morning start saw the boys board the bullet train at 8:45 on the Shinkanzen as the Japanese call the fast travelling train. Upon arrival in Hiroshima the weather was far from perfect, as the teams and coaches travelled to the Peace Memorial Park. The museum at Hiroshima was informative and moving, with many of the ruins and historical artifacts showing the aftermath of the bombing of the city. Following this, we all headed off to have some famous Japanese style pizza for lunch. This proved to be an interesting exercise with many of the boys attempting to cook their own meals, resulting in a large mess (Kritta Turner), as we struggled eating our food on the floor.
With the weather beginning to clear, the boys headed to the baseball stadium with much anticipation, keen to see the Hiroshima Carps in action. When entering the stadium the atmosphere was overwhelming with baseball crazy Japanese fans chatting and screaming for their teams. Twenty minutes in to the slow-paced game, the SCGS boys were all shown on the big screen, giving the cameras an Aussie “Thats gold".
Blake
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