Last Sunday, Manami drove her fat Honda to Nagasaki and we attended the annual Nagasaki Lantern Festival. Nagasaki has a very rich history, including Dutch traders in the 17th century, Christian missionaries, expulsion of said missionaries, massive Chinese immigration, and of course its unfortunate role in WW2. This makes for a very interesting walk around the downtown area, viewing the many sites vital in the city's history. This particular time, the Chinese tradition of creating huge sculptures from wire, fabric and light bulbs was in full effect. There were many different lanterns, everything from huge dragons, giraffes, samurai characters, japanese temples and of course, ornate lanterns. Also, we were able to see the world champion of handstanding balance himself on 6 chairs about 30 feet above a gasping audience. Let your eyes do the walking:
The Bridges of Nagasaki (Sounds like a pretty good title for a book...)
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