Golden week holiday 2011 Part 4 (One Day in Nagasaki)

30th April 2011

Fish in the crystal clear water

眼鏡橋 Megane bridge

First stop, 眼鏡桥 (Megane bridge- spectacles bridge). It was near our hostel. So, we had our breakfast by the river looking at the big beautiful fishes in the river. Since that time was still broad day light, we couldn't see a clear spectacles. (The arches of the bridge and their shadows form a spectacles shape).

After that, we took off to Oura Church. However, the GPS took us into a middle of nowhere. We reached a place where the parking lots can be counted in one hand. We circled and circled around the area and still no parking lot. So, we drove a little far off, and went to a little rusty apartment's parking lot. Since we saw no one, we just parked there. And if anybody question us later, we have a plan, we would just, "Sumimasen, wakaranai!" We are just three foreigners who know nothing. haha!

one of the Japan oldest church

a building near the church with beautiful stained glass

Then, we walked up the hill and reached the Oura church. Well, we just took photo from outside, didn't go inside. 

Hospital building with a touch of Holland influence

Dutch slope

After that, we checked the information board, the Dutch slope, Confucius temple were all around. So, we decided to walk there. When we found out that we would need to pay for entrance for the Confucius Temple, we decided not to enter because we have been to temple all our lives. So, no, just took the photos of the entrance. Next to the temple, is the hospital with Holland influence. After that, we continued to walk. We intended to go to the Clover garden. So, just follow where the crowd was. We walked and walked. and we bumped into the Dutch slope. If there was no people taking photograph there, we would have miss it. It was a bunch of old buildings, but well kept. When we strolled there, we manage to peek into the back of the Confucius temple, so, took a photo of the back side.

Entrance to the Confucius temple

the backside of the temple

After that, walk again. However, the Glover garden seems so far and so high away. Luckily, there was a elevator. So, we just took the easy way 'up'. The ticket cost was 600 yen per person. There were few former residence of merchants that helped shape Nagasaki economy. The 'Glover', 'Ringer' and 'walker' were playing an important role in opening up Nagasaki. There are 'dock house' where the sailors in the old days rest while their ships were being repaired or something like that. 

From the 'dock house' balcony

a 300 years old palm tree

rumoured to be the origin of the Kirin beer

After walking through all the 'must look' attraction, we went to the Performance Arts Museum. There are some cultural stuff displayed there and a documentary about a festival or something like that. Then, exit. And off we left to pick up another friend, Chu from Tokyo who just reached Nagasaki by plane that afternoon.

Day 1: Ramen & Marine World & Yahoo Dome
Day 2: Nagasaki One day trip & another half
Day 3: Sasebo & Yanagawa
Day 4: Kumamoto
Day 5: Half day in Sakurajima
Day 6: Kagoshima
Day 7: Miyazaki
Day 8: Kagoshima half day trip
Day 8 & 9 & 10: Yakushima Hiking