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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Nikko is in an adjacent valley east of Nagano on the Japanese alps.  Unfortunate
 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.
 
-Once at the station, we immediately realized that our was a good investment, after all.
+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
 spread in an extremely beautiful natural environment with many great falls, ancient woods
 and hot springs where even wild monkeys take an onsen.
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ We tried to visit the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenk%C5%8D-ji|Zenko-ji]] ri
 ryokan, but we spotted a really long queue of pilgrims at the entrance, so we went back to the
 station to visit the [[http://localhost/wiki/Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle|Matsumoto Castle]],
 one of Japan's top 3 castles ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle|photos]]).  The adjacent
-museum was also great ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Museum|photos]]).  On our way back, we did see
-a [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nagano/dancing_kids|dancing show]] with cute little girls and their teachers.
+museum was also great ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Museum|photos]]).  On our way back, we've found
+a peculiar [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nagano/dancing_kids|dancing show]] with cute little girls and their
+teachers.
 
 Apparently, by leaving Nagano we missed some kind of prayer or event held by Tibetan monks at the
 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenk%C5%8D-ji|Zenko-ji]].  Too bad, it might have been a good chance
-to show some support for the Tibetan cause.  Go, Tibet, Go!
+to show some support for the Tibetan cause.  Go, Tibet, Go!!
 
 {{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00147.jpg|Soooo conventiinal!|maxwidth=640}}
 {{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00108.jpg|Scary, uh?|maxwidth=640}}
@@ -82,15 +83,15 @@ The next day was rainy, so instead of going right to the famous [[http://en.wiki
 we spent the best part of the day at the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Station|station]] and
 with some dumb [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Shopping|shopping]].
 
-In the evening, we headed to [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Nagano]], a city famous for the
+In the evening, we headed to [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Nagano|Nagano]], a city famous for the
 1998 winter olimpics and for an ancient [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenk%C5%8D-ji|buddhist temple]].
 
 {{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nagano/Shimizuya_Ryokan/00053.jpg|All sorts of accommodations come with good wi-fi, including traditional ryokans|maxwidth=800}}
 
-**UPDATE**: the report for [[blog/2009/April#kyoto-higashiyama|April 21st]] is now available!
-
 === April 24th -- over 1 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megametre|megameter]] by train ====
 
+**UPDATE**: the report for [[blog/2009/April#kyoto-higashiyama|April 21st]] is now available!
+
 We left our comfortable hostel in Kyoto early in the morning for a second Shinkansen
 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.