From dc350970d251ed0283dc0958a264abee4974388b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bernie Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 16:17:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Edit page blog/2009/April --- blog/2009/April | 22 +++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index c8f889f..026581b 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -26,19 +26,27 @@ geekigeeki.py | 709 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 files changed, 352 insertions(+), 357 deletions(-) }}} -If you see any regressions in the output, please report them to me. I'm hoping to release -4.0 soon. +If you notice any regressions in the output, please report them to me. +I'm hoping to release 4.0 soon. Tags: [[tags/stuff_that_matters]] [[tags/!bloat]] [[tags/as_simple_as_possible]] [[tags/but_no_simpler]] === April 29th: Back to Tokyo === +==== Hostel ==== + After one last tour of the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/town]], we left from Nikko in with a low-cost private line (2h40, but only 1100 Yen all the way to Asakusa). -We had just one evening and half of the next day to spend in Tokyo, so we quickly went to -the [[http://www.tokyo-ih.jp/en/index.html|Tokyo International Youth Hostel]], a sort of -nazi camp with a great view on the 18th floor of a high-rise building in Iidabashi. +We had just one evening and half of the next day to spend in Tokyo, so we quickly dropped +our luggage to the [[http://www.tokyo-ih.jp/en/index.html|Tokyo International Youth Hostel]], +a sort of nazi camp with a great view on the 18th floor of a high-rise building in Iidabashi. + +==== Akihabara ==== + +Because there was a strict curfew at 11PM, we had to take the metro during the rush +hour ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo_Again/metro|photos and videos]]) to reach +the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara|Electric Town]] ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo_Again/Akihabara|photos]]). === April 28th === @@ -66,8 +74,8 @@ And I could finally spot a few [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko]]s too! ==== Afternoon: travel to Nikko ==== Nikko is in an adjacent valley east of Nagano on the Japanese alps. Unfortunately, no train lines -and busses connect them directly, so we had to take an expensive -- yet very fast -- Shinkansen -detour all the way down to Saitama and then up again. +and buses connect them directly, so we had to take an expensive -- yet very fast -- Shinkansen +detour all the way down to Saitama and then northbound again. Once at the station, we immediately realized it was a good deal, after all. This mountain town overflows with temples, world heritage sites and statues of Buddah -- 2.25.1