Yokohama—Yamashita Park and Chinatown
So here we are at the NYK Hikawa Maru. In the 1930s it was a luxury cruise ship. In the 1940s it was a Japanese hospital ship, and then was used to repatriate Japanese soldiers and civilians spread all over the world. Now, it's a Japanese historical monument, and open to tourists.
The play pen in the nursery for first class children.
The first class dining room. Note another sales opportunity for the makers of plastic food.
Up the stairs (still in first class) to the
First class sitting room (which, naturally, turned into a ballroom in the evenings). Check out the height of the ceilings.
First class smoking room (for when you need to get away from your wife).
This first class cabin has two beds and its own sink. Note the artistically folded blankets on them. I think the one in the front is supposed to be a flower, though it looks a little like the inspiration for the poop emoji.
Down in the engine rooms under the ship, where Andy tried to convince the kids that he'd just started the engines and we were on our way to Shanghai.
And finally, one of the third class cabins. Note that there are four bunks on this side of the cabin, and four matching bunks on the opposite side. Passengers down here were strictly forbidden from mixing with the first class passengers, but don't worry, it wasn't all bad. They were permitted to help the kitchen staff peel the potatoes that would be served in the first class dining hall.
After our tour through the ship, we walked back through the park along the waterfront.
There were lots of Chinese-y looking buildings in Chinatown. And a little girl who rode her bicycle down the stairs with her hamster in the front basket. And lots of Chinese food like barbecued pork buns and dumplings and shaved ice. There may even have been some of it left when we were finished. Somehow, after all that, everybody still wanted dinner when we got back….
The play pen in the nursery for first class children.
The first class dining room. Note another sales opportunity for the makers of plastic food.
Up the stairs (still in first class) to the
First class sitting room (which, naturally, turned into a ballroom in the evenings). Check out the height of the ceilings.
First class smoking room (for when you need to get away from your wife).
This first class cabin has two beds and its own sink. Note the artistically folded blankets on them. I think the one in the front is supposed to be a flower, though it looks a little like the inspiration for the poop emoji.
Down in the engine rooms under the ship, where Andy tried to convince the kids that he'd just started the engines and we were on our way to Shanghai.
And finally, one of the third class cabins. Note that there are four bunks on this side of the cabin, and four matching bunks on the opposite side. Passengers down here were strictly forbidden from mixing with the first class passengers, but don't worry, it wasn't all bad. They were permitted to help the kitchen staff peel the potatoes that would be served in the first class dining hall.
After our tour through the ship, we walked back through the park along the waterfront.
We had to go past some fountains.
And we all thoroughly enjoyed our meander through the rose garden.
Well, maybe not all of us.
Afterwards we headed for Chinatown.
This place seemed a little confused about what the Chinese flag looked like, but they had air conditioning and lots of pandas, so we went in anyway.
There were lots of Chinese-y looking buildings in Chinatown. And a little girl who rode her bicycle down the stairs with her hamster in the front basket. And lots of Chinese food like barbecued pork buns and dumplings and shaved ice. There may even have been some of it left when we were finished. Somehow, after all that, everybody still wanted dinner when we got back….
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