X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=blog%2F2009%2FApril;h=46f1e7d4c64f7bc219cb5c8a19b13070a23f2fe2;hb=88c16232ad542e8ca27d1816c238550424d2a2bd;hp=fcf5e6da21daf628500ebbcb42e083e9ebd289b2;hpb=78b8449341dc83c8f93ce38e7debd4e9f7ee53a0;p=wiki.git diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index fcf5e6d..46f1e7d 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -1,7 +1,23 @@ == Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 == +=== April 19th - Hakone day 2 === + +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hakone2/FujiSanBernieSan.jpg|The Fuji-san (left) with Bernie-san (right)|maxwidth=1024}} + +We took the suggested touristic itinerary around the Hakone mountains which employs all sorts +of transportation means: bus, cable train, rope way, cruise boat and bus again. + +Along the way, we could see the volcanic sulfuric vents and pools, the Ashi lake with its breathtaking +view of the Fuji-san, the ancient cedar avenue, the old post, the detached palace gardens and the +beautiful [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto_shrine|shinto jinja shrine]] of with its +[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii|torii]] diving in the lake. + +Of course, I took plenty of [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hakone2|photos of the Hakone trip]]. + === April 18th - Hakone === +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hakone/00008.jpg|Our japanese style room at the Senkyoro YH|maxwidth=1024}} + We arrived in a small town near [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakone,_Kanagawa|Hakone]]. I'll publish photos later. **Update**: [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hakone|photos of the hostel]] are now available.