X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=blog%2F2009%2FApril;h=962c47b249b97564b689369225c03f30b793cb39;hb=86a3d1c4311d14e71d4f3e9fde00230f857123ae;hp=9f48a45a66496cbd08e0afd93e25132c47946a8b;hpb=ba356094a47987086ba00f81ac51ad40e8ce2b2d;p=wiki.git diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index 9f48a45..962c47b 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -1,8 +1,36 @@ == Bernie's brain dump as of April 2009 == -**UPDATE**: the report for April 21st is now available! +=== April 27th === -=== Aplil 24th -- over 1 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megametre|megameter]] by train ==== +==== Zenko-ji ==== + +In the morning, + + +=== April 26th: Matsumoto again === + +==== Back to Matsumoto ==== + +We went back to Matsumoto to visit [[http://localhost/wiki/Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle|Matsumoto Castle]], +one of Japan's top 3 castles ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle|photos]]). The adjacent +museum was also great ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Museum|photos]]). + + +=== April 25th: Matsumoto === + +Yesterday, we arrived on a rainy night to the mountain town of Matsumoto, where a lady with a car +took us from the station to a cozy [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/family_hostel|family held hostell]]. +The next day was rainy, so instead of going right to the famous [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsumoto_Castle|Matsumoto Castle]], +we spent the best part of the day at the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Station|station]] and +with some dumb [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Shopping|shopping]]. + +In the evening, we headed to [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Nagano]], a city famous for the +1998 winter olimpics and for an ancient [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenk%C5%8D-ji|buddhist temple]]. + + +**UPDATE**: the report for [[blog/2009/April#kyoto-higashiyama|April 21st]] is now available! + +=== April 24th -- over 1 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megametre|megameter]] by train ==== We left our comfortable hostel in Kyoto early in the morning for a second Shinkansen ride of 360Km, this time on the faster [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozomi_%28train%29|Nozomi]]. @@ -35,7 +63,7 @@ in due time. Don't miss the next amazing episode of Bernie's Adventures! Also check the story behind the [[http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/heiwa/crane.html|millions of paper cranes]] sent from all over the world in memory of the little Sadako. -=== Aplil 23rd -- Last day in Kyoto === +=== April 23rd -- Last day in Kyoto === ==== Morning: Arashiyama by bike ==== @@ -79,7 +107,7 @@ We rushed back to the metro to Shin-Osaka, JR train to Kyoto, local train to Arashiyama, where our bikes were still waiting for us for the ride back home. -=== Aplil 22nd === +=== April 22nd === ==== Kyoto Higashiyama ====