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@@ -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]].
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ happened right here not long ago, and survivors of about my father's age can giv
 their first-hand testimony with the help of black and white photographs and melted
 items from the museum.  After causing so much horror and observing its consequences,
 what did we do about it?  We quickly built **thousands** of bombs much more
-destructive than [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy|Little Boy]].  Smart indeed!
+destructive than [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy|Little Boy]].  Smart move.
 
 As usual, I couldn't refrain from taking [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Hiroshima|a load of photos]] here too.
 These probably can't deliver the pain in the chest one gets by visiting the museum,
@@ -26,7 +28,10 @@ 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!
 
-{{http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Gambaku_Dome_of_Hiroshima.jpg}}
+{{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.
 
 === April 23rd -- Kyoto last day ===