From: bernie Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:44:54 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page Blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;h=9fe1de0004c3855d440f2f93292a2b950e0bca26;p=wiki.git Edit page Blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index ce725f0..713b7bf 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -1,22 +1,30 @@ == 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 +Photos for today (will upload later -- gomen nasai): -=== April 15th - Roppongi === + * Tsukiji Fish Market ([[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3021.html|Japan Guide]]) + * Hama Rikyu Gardens ([[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3025.html||Japan Guide]]) + * Zojo-ji Temple ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zojoji|Wikipedia]]) + * Tokyo Tower ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower|Wikipedia]]) + * Imperial Palace Gardens + +Seeing incredibly beautiful things at 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. I'm such a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaijin gaijin]] who can't even take some +hot water! + +=== April 15th - Skyscrapers everywhere === Compared to Tokyo, every other city I had visited before 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): * [[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 === April 14th - Arrival in Tokyo ===