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  • Hiroshima-ben senbei

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    2 weeks ago I went to Hiroshima for the weekend with my girlfriend. We had dinner (and innumerable drinks) with a friend of hers on Saturday night in the 本通 area at what must be the restaurant with the most perfect レバー焼き鳥 I’ve ever tasted. Anyways, I received as omiyage the following which made me…

  • 4 days in Hiroshima

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    So I’m back from Hiroshima as you must have seen in the little Twitter column on the right. Had good fun with the girlfriend, here’s a quick roundup: Friday – arrived at 4PM, saw Spiderman 3 (was kinda lame), ate Italian Saturday – went to Iwakuni to see the 錦帯橋, nice bridge, ate yakitori and…

  • Back to Hiroshima

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    I’m leaving in 20 minutes for Hiroshima to see my girlfriend. I’ll be there until Monday night and will get back to work on Tuesday morning. With the nice weather, I’m hoping we’ll get to make a nice picnic next to one of the many rivers in Hiroshima. I’ll try not to catch the flu…

  • The ASTRAM of Hiroshima

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    One of the train lines in Hiroshima is called the ASTRAM. The name アストラム comes from あす meaning “tomorrow” and トラム which is tram in katakana. I was thinking of another theory but my girlfriend didn’t find it that funny… :) me: It’s the ASS-TRAM!!! *grins stupidly* 愛子: Don’t make fun of my city!

  • Hiroshima Report

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    I’m back home, in good old Saitama. As usual, the trip went like a breeze, I arrived 20 minutes before my flight, checked in, passed security and boarded my flight all in one stride. Not the shadow of a line anywhere, a wonder for french guy used to american and european airports. Then once I…