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 == Bernie's brain dump as of April 2009 ==
 
-=== April 29th ===
+=== April 29th: Back to Tokyo ===
 
-In the morning, we went to visit the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site]].
-At some point one should grow bored of Shinto and Buddhist temples after seeing so many of them
-all over Japan, but visiting Nikko's temple area was an extraordinary experience once again.
-And I could finally spot a few [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko]]s too!
+=== April 28th ===
 
-{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site/00096.jpg|maxwidth=800}}
+==== Guided tour ====
 
-=== April 28th ===
+Pictures of our day-long [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/waterfalls_tour]] are now online.
+Our friendly guide, the Buddhist monk whose name I forgot, answered many of our pending questions
+about Japanese traditions and religion.  Hiking through these sacred mountains and woods was an
+enjoyable experience.
+
+{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/waterfalls_tour/00038.jpg|maxwidth=800}}
 
-The [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko|first batch of photos from Nikko]] are now online.
+TODO: assemble a good video from all the scenes I took along the way
+
+==== Nikko Temple Area ====
+In the afternoon, we went to visit the [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site]].
+One would expect to grow bored of Shinto and Buddhist temples after seeing many of them
+all over Japan, but visiting the Nikko temple area was once again an extraordinary experience.
+And I could finally spot a few [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko]]s too!
+
+{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nikko/world_heritage_site/00096.jpg|maxwidth=800}}
 
 === April 27th ===