Atomic Bomb Museum and Ropeway

5/27/16

Today we made our pilgrimage to the Nagasaki Atom Bomb Museum. Some people know Nagasaki as the place where the United States dropped a nuclear bomb in 1945. The end of World War 2 was a crazy time in history and there are many arguments as to whether the bomb should have been dropped or not. My personal opinion is that we should not have dropped it. Japan was already on its knees and the bomb was dropped in an act of experimentation and vengeance. That being said, what's done is done and we can learn from our mistakes. The museum seems modern and somewhat sanitized. We went to Hiroshima 13 years ago and the old museum there, built by the survivors of that atomic blast, is very graphic and emotional. This museum is not at all like that. It shows the destruction like a science project. It is sanitized.

Outside the Bomb Museum

The Fat Man Replica

After visiting the museum we wandered until we found a great little lunch place. We both shared a box lunch.  We had heard some good things about the Nagasaki Rope-way so we headed over on foot to try it out. At the top were great views of the city. Unfortunately, it was socked in so visibility was limited.