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Day 5: Armidale
We returned back to Armidale late in the afternoon and completed the Heritage Drive.
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Day 3: Kurashiki
We took a day trip to Kurashiki. The old merchant quarter (Bikan) contains wooden warehouses along a canal.
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Day 3: Okayama (Okayama Castle)
Okayama Castle (岡山城), located in Okayama Japan, was completed in 1597, destroyed during World War II, and reconstructed in 1966.
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Day 5: Hiroshima (Atomic Bomb Dome)
The Genbaku Dome (aka Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or the Atomic Bomb Dome) is a former exhibition hall that somehow still stands as a ruin.
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Day 5: Hiroshima (Hiroshima Castle)
Hiroshima Castle is yet another reconstructed castle because the original was destroyed along with most of Hiroshima by the Atomic Bomb.
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Day 4 Gunkanjima
Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) was originally called Hashima with a seabed coalmine. After the mine was closed, the island fell into ruin.
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Day 4: Nagasaki (Atomic Bomb Hypocentre)
The Atomic Bomb Hypocentre has concentric circles marked around it like a bullseye target, next to the nearby remains of the Urakami church.
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Day 5: Nagasaki (Dutch Slope)
The strangely named "Dutch Slope" is a sloping road leading up to a hill where there are historical Western style houses.
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Day 5: Nagasaki (Glover Garden)
Glover Garden is situated on the southern slope of the Minamiyamate hillside and offers a superb and extensive view of Nagasaki Harbour.
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Day 5: Nagasaki (Shianbashi)
Shianbashi is Nagasaki's nightlife area (and former red light district). At night, it comes alive with little restaurants and snack bars.
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Day 5: Nagasaki (Spectacles Bridge)
Spectacles Bridge is Japan's first Chinese-style stone bridge and one of Japan's Top 3 most well known bridges.
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Day 2: Allan Bridge
After breakfast, we took a drive to Glenbawn Dam and passed through a historic bridge along the way.
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Day 2: Muswellbrook Heritage Walk Part 1
Visiting the historic houses around Muswellbrook.
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Day 2: Muswellbrook Heritage Walk Part 2
After lunch, we resumed our heritage walk to the south of Muswellbrook.
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Day 5: Fort Siloso
The final attraction at Sentosa that we visited was Fort Siloso, built in the late 19th century and stands a historical site today.
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Day 6: Little India
Little India was originally an enclave designated by the British for Indian immigrants, and the main thoroughfare is Serangoon Road.
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Day 3: Richmond
Historic town with a famous bridge and ... lots of ducks.
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Day 6: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Australia's second oldest museum and featuring the collections of Australia's oldest scientific society.
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