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🌟Tips: 🌟 Plan half day with the park and museum and places around it 🌟 On foot and taking tram are both easy to go around these destinations Visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 🍀is a deeply moving and essential experience for anyone traveling to Japan. It's not a place for lighthearted reviews, but rather a profound space dedicated to remembrance, peace, and hope. ☘️ As you walk through the serene grounds, you'll encounter powerful monuments like the Atomic Bomb Dome, a haunting skeletal structure that stands as a stark reminder of that fateful day. The Children's Peace Monument, adorned with thousands of colorful paper cranes, is a touching tribute to the young lives lost. The Peace Memorial Museum offers a comprehensive and unflinching look at the human cost of nuclear warfare, urging visitors to reflect on the importance of peace. Surprisingly, you'll find many visitors from Western countries here, all sharing in this powerful moment of reflection. It's a place that encourages quiet contemplation and a deep understanding of history, leaving you with a profound sense of the preciousness of peace and a renewed commitment to its pursuit. It's a truly impactful visit that stays with you long after you leave.🫶 #wwii #hiroshima #peace

From the trenches of WWI to the Cold War, the museum offers a deeply moving look at the human impact of conflict. Highlights include original artefacts like a soldier’s helmet, spy devices, and wartime vehicles. The Holocaust and World War galleries are especially sobering and insightful. 🎟️ Entry is free, and the exhibitions are both visually striking and informative. I recommend spending at least 2–3 hours to take it all in. 📍Located near Lambeth North station – easy access from central London. #ImperialWarMuseum #LondonMuseums #TravelTips #WWI #WWII #MilitaryHistory #MuseumDay #TripMoments

The theme of security and protection has been prominently featured in the diaolou’s that I have visited in Kaiping. But Nan Lou is perhaps the only diaolou that came with an official history in the defense of the nation. From afar, the Nan Lou stands tall and proud as a testament of war history in a dedicated garden space. While its appearance does not stand out from the rest of the diaolou’s I have seen, it breathes history in a wholly different manner, as shown in the permanent scars on its exteriors. These are the bullet holes inflicted on the building by the invading Japanese troops of World War II. The moving heroism of the Situ brothers that defended this tower is what makes the Nan Lou a must-see diaolou in Kaiping. Like so many of the diaolou’s in Kaiping, Nan Lou was meant to guard against bandits. Built in 1912, Nan Lou stood at a location of critical strategic value, ashore the Tanjiang River and the neighboring road network into Chikan. The Situs built this 7-story reinforced concrete tower. Nan Lou was fortified. On each floor there were gunholes, observation decks, machine guns and searchlights. Situ Xu, leading six other members of the Kaiping Situ Self-Defense Forces, raged a staunch resistance here in Nan Lou against the onslaught of the Japanese into Chikan. Situ Xu was an overseas Chinese himself. He lived in Nanyang (Southeast Asia) for a long time, and returned to his homeland specifically intending to organize the resistance movement against Japanese invasion. He set up the Kaiping Situ Self-Defense Forces, who managed to stall Japanese advances in this area by winning a few battles in 1944 and 1945. On July 17, 1945, the Japanese forces had closed in on Chikan. They surrounded this area with additional troops arriving on the Tanjiang River. They ambushed the Nan Lou at night. The team led by Situ Xu vowed to fight to their deaths. #nanlou #kaiping #jiangmen #guangdong #wwii #martyrs #situ #历史古迹 #chinesehistory #heritage

The White Cliffs compose a chalk formation that is an imposing symbol of Britain, a historic point in Medieval English history and the #WWII evacuation of Dunkirk, and a visually stunning site worth visiting. Unfortunately, you could spend a lot of time looking for a good view if you don’t do your research. Luckily, I accidentally found the Langdon Stairs Trail, which is easy to find if you follow the steps on the National Trust’s website, instead of finding it naturally like me, but it was empty the whole two hours I spent there, so it may be a well kept secret nonetheless. Once you get there, it’s an absolute adventure, you go through a tunnel through the cliff that leads to a #WWI searchlight outpost that dates back to 1909 and a scary, but safe, near vertical landing to the beach. The view at the beach is much better than those found atop the cliffs, especially on a common cloudy day where seeing France is impossible. There’s also the wreck of the SS Falcon which was refused entry into Dover Harbour in 1926 after catching fire, so it deliberately grounded at this beach in Langdon Bay. History and beauty all in one visit, with pretty great rail connections to London on HS1 and many ferries to Northern France, what more can you ask for?! #mytravelhacks #historicallandmarks

It's an easy drive up to Punchbowl (extinct volcano); the trees expansive, views of the city awesome and the memorial sobering, as the whole site is a military cemetery. We remember so to become better human beings. Pleasant Journeys#wwii #honolulu #hawaii #pearlharbor

Museum of the WWll in Minsk. Very interesting place especially for the people who are interested in the dynamics of the WWII. #WWII