Yuda-Onsen, Hiroshima Winter Illuminations and Okonomiyaki
Wednesday 27th December 2017
Spent the morning in the Yuda-Onsen, some of it at a particularly nice foot spa / cafe. Headed back to Hiroshima in the afternoon, saw the Hiroshima winter illuminations in the early evening then had okonomiyaki at Nagata-ya for dinner.
Japan Christmas and New Year 2017
John's Pictures

07:48:21
I woke early and went downstairs in our hotel in Yuda-Onsen to inspect the coffee situation in the vending machines.

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08:08:15
Erika still dozing in our room.

09:23:46
The hideos carpet at the hotel.

10:14:11
Milling around in the hotel foyer after checking out.

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10:44:19
Erika dabbling her feet in the very nice footspa cafe near the hotel.

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10:46:51
Me and Erika and the footspa.

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My coffee, the image is of a local poet.

11:04:50
The outside bit of the footspa.

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I think I actually prefer this to the baths in the hotel on balance.

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12:00:40
Back at the hotel to pick up our luggage and wait for the bus the rest of Chie's family were getting back to Hiroshima.

13:01:57
Erika having one final go in another foot spa next to the local station in Yuda-Onsen.

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15:57:15
Back in Hiroshima now, in the Hiroshima Science Musem.

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17:34:27
The Hiroshima Winter Illuminations. A good test of the camera on my new phone, and I think it did a reasonably good job.

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Possibly Erika's favourite bit of the illuminations.

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In portrait mode. A bit grainy but again I think it has done a nice job.

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Erika adding her own contribution to the illuminations with her flashy shoes.

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17:47:24
Erika on the carousel, which unfortunately didn't move.

17:50:36
Nice example of portrait mode I think.

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18:18:31
Waiting outside Nagata-ya, another portrait mode shot.

18:47:21
My okonomiyaki at Nagata-ya. Very good as always.

18:47:23
Erika and Chie's Mum doing kanpai!

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