2013年8月31日土曜日

~夏休みは、九州・屋久島へ (アダム講師)~

Obon 
is a festival celebrated around August 13th to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. 

Since I don't have any ancestors in Japan, I decided to take my week vacation to see some of the more beautiful sites of Japan. I went touring around Kyushu island and Yakushima for 6 days. It was a great trip, camping, swimming, hiking, visiting waterfalls and onsens, and meeting new people. I also saw two volcanoes! Kyushu is a beautiful island and I can't wait to go back.


Here is a picture I took of Sakurajima on the ferry back from Yakushima



屋久島フェリーから見た桜島の噴火

2013年8月1日木曜日

Weekend in Hiroshima

~見どころがいっぱい♫ 広島観光 (アマンダ講師)~

Hiroshima is one of my favorite cities. There are a lot of things to do there, but it's not too big and it's easy to find your way around.

A few weeks ago, I went to Hiroshima for two days. I visited Shukkeien landscape garden for the second time.

There were so many beautiful plants!

I also visited Hiroshima castle for the first time. It was really interesting

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Outside of the castle

I also went to an Irish pub called Molly Malone's. The food was really good, but the portions were SO large!

チキン、レバー&ベーコンのパイ包み
Chicken pie and mashed potatoes...so good! 

Where are your favorite places in Hiroshima?