long weekend in Nagasaki
So, V and I took the train up and over to Nagasaki on Friday, since today was a holiday in Japan (Coming of Age Day.) Here are some pictures, these are more "touristy" than I usually take, but I only brought the Olympus point and shoot, so that's to be expected.
Initial reaction: Nagasaki is a cool, somewhat small place with a limited amount of things to do. Once you've exhausted the tourist-stuff, it's 'eh'. I had fun, but probably won't go back.
The biggest draw for Nagasaki is actually for Japanese people, and that's because it has a strong foreign influence, both Dutch and Chinese....so there are lots of Western-style buildings and other things like that, which are strange and interesting for Nihonjin, but for me, they're just like most cities I've grown up in, and it's not SO much like home that it helps with homesickness.
It was awesome to have a weekend with just V to wander around and relax :)
Anyway, here are the pictures:
Nagasaki, Japan
Initial reaction: Nagasaki is a cool, somewhat small place with a limited amount of things to do. Once you've exhausted the tourist-stuff, it's 'eh'. I had fun, but probably won't go back.
The biggest draw for Nagasaki is actually for Japanese people, and that's because it has a strong foreign influence, both Dutch and Chinese....so there are lots of Western-style buildings and other things like that, which are strange and interesting for Nihonjin, but for me, they're just like most cities I've grown up in, and it's not SO much like home that it helps with homesickness.
It was awesome to have a weekend with just V to wander around and relax :)
Anyway, here are the pictures:
Nagasaki, Japan