Advantages: A beautiful and historic city! Disadvantages: I can't speak Japanese!
the atom bombs legacy to Hiroshima and raises a nasty question. If they did have to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima (which is contentious in itself) then why did they wait only three days until they dropped the bomb on Nagasaki? Surely it would have made more sense to wait and see what kind of effect it had upon the Japanese Government and decide whether the second bomb was needed?
The first part of the Museum is devoted to putting the bomb in context, and is mainly facts and figures. The Museum is careful to state that the Japanese were far from blameless in the war, and is simply trying to act as a reminder that this kind of destruction should never happen again. It is here that I discovered that every time a test of a weapon capable of mass destruction is made, the Mayor of Japan will write to that country asking it to stop testing. This ...
Advantages: Mazda Factory tour, Centrally located Baseball stadium and sights & incredible Miyajima daytrip. Disadvantages: Expensive of accomodation!
-C Lemon (a wonderful wonderful drink) and relaxing is highly recommended though.
Hiroshima is easy to get to, about an hour and a half on a faster Shinkansen from Osaka (10,000 Yen or so for people with no rail pass, but the rail pass is highly recommended and can potentially save hundreds of pounds - contact the Japanese Tourist office in England if you want one), and perfect for people on route to or from Kyushu. Many people come here even if it is not strictly on their circuit though, mostly to see the Peace Park and Peace Museum, and to see for themselves the legacy of the atomic bomb. The bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 and exploded about 500m above the city centre at 8:15 in the morning. The Peace Park is now built on top of an old entertainment district that was obliterated in the blast, being only a few hundred metres from ...
Hmatt 28.08.2002 (11.09.2002)
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Advantages: Fast paced action movie. Bargain price. Disadvantages: Felt the movie was geared towards making Mr Hasselhoff look good!
Review of ?Legacy? DVD format.
Production Year: 2002. Genre- Action/Adventure . Classification: 15 years and over ASIN B00006LSFP.
Run time 102 minutes.
The DVD
Legacy is from Prism Leisure, it is an action/adventure movie
The DVD I am reviewing is a one disc standard edition, the only special feature included in the DVD is a chapter selection.
Cast
The main roles are taken by David Hasselhoff and Rod Steiger.
The Plot
Hasselhoff plays war photo journalist, Jack Scott. Jack is a photographer who leaves no stone unturned in his quest for the ultimate shot. The movie starts with Jack in an Asian war zone, he risks his own life and safety to capture a picture of war atrocities being committed by rebel factions in the area.
As a result, Jack photographs a sensitive situation and comes to the attention ...
brittle1906 17.09.2009
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