Today was our first day in Hiroshima. After taking the ferry to Miyajima Island, which is where we are going to stay, we stopped at a Okonomiyaki restaurant. They made the Okonomiyaki right in front of us on a griddle. At this restaurant they made the Okonomiyaki Hiroshima style which is pancakes with vegetables and other things inside. It was delicious!
After the yummy snack we walked in the sun looking for our ryokan. A ryokan is a traditional hotel where you sleep on the ground and the floor is covered with grass mats called tatami mats.
The island is a little town. There is a large torii in the water near the temple, there is a large pagoda, a long shopping street full of stores and restaurants. The most surprising thing about the island are the deer. They roam around the island freely, everywhere.
Finally, we found the ryokan and settled in. We tried on our yukata, which are summer kimonos, before going on a hike. The scenery on the hike was beautiful. There were big rocks, green moss and trees all around. It was very peaceful.
It was a very busy day today. The hike was a really nice refresher.
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| On my way to the ryokan where I will be staying I found some friends! |
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| View on the hike. |
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| Torii |
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| The deer likes me! |
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| Okonomiyaki Yumm! |
