X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=blog%2F2009%2FApril;h=78f6277c7177d75ea5a6a599812039aa3a03c4ea;hp=ce725f07b431a8a59f41a64f3a11701b5439efea;hb=20332db49d81018287a68bce389d75c6088e7207;hpb=34331863034261b03a5325ccffcdb057eb0e3dab diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April deleted file mode 100644 index ce725f0..0000000 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -== Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 == - -Seeing beautiful things at such a high rate might make one's head spin. In fact, this evening I've been -angerously close to faint for real at 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! - -Photos for today: - * Will upload later -- gomen nasai - -=== April 15th - Roppongi === - -Compared to Tokyo, every other city I had visited before 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 (upload in progress, please be patient): - * [[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 - -=== April 14th - Arrival in Tokyo === - -{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/SensojiTemple/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. diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April new file mode 120000 index 0000000..78f6277 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +04 \ No newline at end of file