October 2007 – Page 2 – David Hurley In Japan

September 17th: A Trip to Nagasaki-ken; Day 3 – Huis Ten Bosch

October 7, 2007 David Hurley 1

The scene and the pace changed today. So far, I had not done much that I would not have done in my travels as a bachelor. Today was different. I would never have PAID GOOD MULA to visit a FAKE Dutch settlement in Japan. No, not me; I, Miss Quested [Read more…]

September 16th: A Trip to Nagasaki; Day 2 – Sightseeing in Nagasaki

October 6, 2007 David Hurley 1

Our first destination was at the site of the twenty-six catholic martyrs who were crucified on a hill in Nagasaki 410 years ago after Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of Japan, outlawed Christianity and closed Japan to the outside world. When Japan began to open up again in the middle of [Read more…]