From: bernie Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:41:26 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=bd81967be9ae6476cda3d000accff9606fc28f44;p=wiki.git Edit page blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index 7c46b5b..17068a0 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ We left our comfortable hostel in Kyoto early in the morning for a second Shinka ride of 360Km, this time on the faster [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozomi_%28train%29|Nozomi]]. The one-way ticket was "just" 10,250円, equivalent to $105 or €80. +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hiroshima/00085.jpg|The A-Bomb peace memorial near the epicenter|maxwidth=480}} + Unlike Kyoto, there aren't many sites of historic interest in Hiroshima because, quite unsurprisingly, every building in the city center is at most 64 years old. With [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial|one notable exception]]. @@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ In the afternoon, we returned to the Hiroshima station just in time to catch the Shinkansen for another 690Km ride to another location which will be revealed in due time. Don't miss the next amazing episode of Bernie's Adventures! -{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hiroshima/00079.jpg|"Peace" written with origami cranes for Sadako|maxwidth=640}} +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hiroshima/00079.jpg|"Peace" written with origami cranes|maxwidth=480}} 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.