From: bernie Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:31:39 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=4849218540105b9035dad14878f06463469d3e92;hp=079b5e7a34eeef386dd6952ab0946606610d0726 Edit page blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index 97733ee..e571610 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ we would get the rare opportunity to see the hidden Buddha, visible only once ev years. Quite a lucky combination! I was impressed by the devotion of the people around me. The spiritual side of Japanese people does not seem to clash at all with their high-tech lifestyle. -TODO: dark corridor +Behind the temple, we were led down a narrow staircase to a dark and twisty corridor beneath +the temple. We had to walk in the pitch black obscurity, touching the walls in search of a +metal key of enlightenment. I could finally get hold of the key and turn it, but the most +enlightening part of this experience was hearing the crowd of tourists apologizing for bumping +into each other all the time ;-) I only have outdoors [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nagano/Zenko-ji|photos]] becuase taking pictures inside was strictly forbidden. A monk yelled at me just for fiddling too much with @@ -63,13 +67,13 @@ one of Japan's top 3 castles ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle|ph 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. -{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00147.jpg|Soooo conventiinal!|maxwidth=640}} -{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00108.jpg|Scary, uh?|maxwidth=640}} - 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! +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00147.jpg|Soooo conventiinal!|maxwidth=640}} +{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00108.jpg|Scary, uh?|maxwidth=640}} + === April 25th: Matsumoto === Yesterday, we arrived on a rainy night to the mountain town of Matsumoto, where a lady with a car