From: bernie Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 10:04:36 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d58398ea8d516d79eb01d90814ab992aa9bef7c6;p=wiki.git Edit page blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index da794d8..c6d573e 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -1,18 +1,30 @@ == Bernie's brain dump as of April 2009 == -=== April 29th === +=== April 29th: Back to Tokyo === -In the morning, we went to visit the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site]]. + + +=== April 28th === + +==== Guided tour ==== + +Pictures of our day-long [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/waterfalls_tour]] are now online. +Our friendly guide, the Buddhist monk whose name I forgot, answered many of our pending questions +about Japanese traditions and religion. Hiking through these sacred mountains and woods was an +enjoyable experience. + +TODO: assemble a good video from all the scenes I took along the way + +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/waterfalls_tour/00038.jpg|maxwidth=800}} + +==== Nikko Temple Area ==== +In the afternoon, we went to visit the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site]]. One would expect to grow bored of Shinto and Buddhist temples after seeing many of them all over Japan, but visiting the Nikko temple area was once again an extraordinary experience. And I could finally spot a few [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko]]s too! {{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site/00096.jpg|maxwidth=800}} -=== April 28th === - -The [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko|first batch of photos from Nikko]] are now online. - === April 27th === ==== Afternoon: travel to Nikko ====