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 == Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 ==
 
-Seeing beautiful things at such a high rate might make one's head spin.  In fact, this evening I've been
-angerously close to faint for real at an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen | Onsen]], which was really
-scary because I had never lost consciousness before.  I had walked all day with very little food and drink,
-which might have been part of the problem, but diving in thermal water for a long time has certainly
-triggered it.  I'm such a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaijin gaijin]] who can't even take some hot water!
+=== April 16th - Fish Market, Gardens, Tower of Tokyo, Temple ===
 
-Photos for today:
- * Will upload later -- gomen nasai
+{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Tsukiji_Fish_Market/00013.jpg|Tsukiji Fish Market|maxwidth=800}}
+
+We had a very intense day where we visited a lot of places all around central Tokyo:
+
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Tsukiji_Fish_Market | Tsukiji Fish Market]] ([[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3021.html|Japan Guide]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Hama_Rikyu_Gardens | Hama Rikyu Gardens]] ([[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3025.html||Japan Guide]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Zojoji | Zojo-ji Temple]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zojoji|Wikipedia]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Tokyo_Tower | Tokyo Tower]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower|Wikipedia]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Reiyukai_Temple | Reiyukai Temple]] ([[http://www.reiyukai.org/|official web site]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Imperial_Palace_Gardens | Imperial Palace Gardens]] ([[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3017.html|Japan Guide]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Edo_Museum | Edo-Tokyo Museum ]], which was already closed.
+ We'll try again when we come back to Tokyo ([[http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english | official web site]])
 
-=== April 15th - Roppongi ===
+Seeing so many beautiful things at such a high frequency might make one's head spin.
+In fact, this evening I've been dangerously close to faint in an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen | Onsen]],
+which was really scary because I had never lost consciousness before.  I had walked all day with very little
+food and drink, which might have been part of the problem, but diving in thermal water for a long time has
+certainly triggered it.  What a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaijin | gaijin]] who can't even take some
+hot water!
 
-Compared to Tokyo, every other city I had visited before would seem dirty, old, boring and disorganized.
+=== April 15th - Skyscrapers everywhere ===
+
+Compared to Tokyo, every other city I had visited would seem dirty, old, boring and disorganized.
 I can't find the words to describe my amazement walking around this amazing city full of wonders.
 
-Photos for today (upload in progress, please be patient):
+Photos for today:
  * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Shinjuku|Shinju-ku]] -- The district of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Government_Building|Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building]].
- * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Roppongi|Roppongi]] -- A rich district hosting modern art museums (Art Triangle) and night life ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi|wikipedia]])
+ * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Roppongi|Roppongi]] -- A rich district hosting modern art museums (Art Triangle) and night life ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi|Wikipedia]])
  * [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Pachinko|Pachinko]] -- Popular Japanese slot machines
 
+**Update**: now finished uploading the photos
+
 === April 14th - Arrival in Tokyo ===
 
-{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/SensojiTemple/00081.jpg|The way to the Sensoji temple in Asakusa|maxwidth=800}}
+{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/Sensoji_Temple/00081.jpg|The way to the Sensoji temple in Asakusa|maxwidth=800}}
 
 I couldn't resist grabbing a super-cheap round trip to japan, a place I've always wanted
 to visit.  By "always", I mean: since when I was in kindergarten, watching great series