2017年10月13日金曜日 - 
David Huynth：Nagasaki and Huis Ten Bosch
During my first
trip to Japan, I visited Nagasaki with some friends I made during my study exchange. When we were in Nagasaki, it was
the end of October and it was raining the whole time. Despite this, we tried to visit as many places as
we could.
We first visited Mt. Inasa and climbed to the lookout point at the very top. From there we
got to see the beautiful Nagasaki Bay as well as the city lights when it got
dark. After that we checked into a hotel and went to a hot spring to relax. The
next day we visited a few of Nagasaki's churches and got to look around inside
Oura Catholic Church. It was beautiful and very peaceful inside and the more
religious of our group checked the mass times.
Next we visited the Nagasaki Peace Park as well as the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
museum and saw the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter.
Our mood in these places immediately turned serious as we saw the effects of
atomic weaponry. The rain only made the
experience all the more sombre. 
At night we visited Glover Garden, which
was very brightly lit up as if to try and
lighten our moods, and it made for some
very nice photos. It was quite a new experience for me as I had rarely been to places that had so many lights and
so ma
The following day we went to Huis Ten Bosch. This was the part of the trip I
was most keen on. It was raining again,
but this did very little to affect the
mood of the group. Luckily, when we got there the rain had let up a little bit
and we were able to buy our tickets and walk into the park relatively dry.
There were so many attractions, especially with Halloween so close, that I
can't even begin to remember them all.
We had a great time in Nagasaki. If you
haven't been there, I highly recommend it.
study
exchange：交換留学
Despite
this：そのくせ
the
lookout point：見晴らしのいい場所
the mass
times：礼拝の時間
Hypocenter：爆心地
Weaponry：兵器類
Sombre：憂鬱な
lit up：ライトアップされていた
Lighten：明るくする
Rarely：めったに～しない
Huis Ten
Bosch：ハウステンボス(観光施設の名前)
keen on：乗り気な
little to
affect：ほとんど影響ない