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-== Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 ==
-
-=== 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 | 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]])
-
-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. 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 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:
- * [[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/Pachinko|Pachinko]] -- Popular Japanese slot machines
-
-**Update**: now finished uploading the photos
-
-=== April 14th - Arrival in Tokyo ===
-
-{{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
-like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Jeeg|SteelJeeg]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger_Z|MazingerZ]] on TV.
-My dad accepted to accompany me in this trip even though he wasn't particularly fond of Japan. Until now, that is!
-
-The first day was simply amazing, but I'm way to tired to tell a lot about it.
-The [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo|many photos and videos]] that I'm still uploading will hopefully serve
-documenting this long day appropriately.
-
-NOTE: if you can't watch the videos embedded in the wiki, get yourself a recent browser featuring HTML5 or
-send me a patch adding support for old-style HTML video embedding.
-
-=== Negligent ===
-
-Yes, I've neglected to update this blog for a few months. This isn't because I had nothing
-to talk about. In fact, these months were quite intense, with a lot of notable events, including:
-
- * 2009 Jan: Visited the [[Pictures/vacation/EastCoast2008|East Coast]] with Silvia
- * 2009 Jan: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/XOCamp2009|XO Camp 2]]
- * 2009 Feb: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/Fosdem2009|Fosdem 2009]] with a few friends from Italy and SugarLabs colleagues
- * 2009 Feb: Visited
- [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Brussels | Brussels]],
- [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Riga | Riga]] and
- [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009 | Stockholm]] with Tommaso
- * 2009 Mar: Organized a small revival of [[SystemShockBBS]] with a few original users
- * 2009 Apr: Attended a meeting/miniconf in [[Pictures/conf/Bolzano2009|Bolzano]] with WalterBender
-
-I am currently back in Florence, trying to find a way back in the US.
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