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  1. Easter Monday is a classic ‘Barbecue Day’ in Palermo…one of those days when many local people head out to the countryside or to their ‘beach house’ to grill meat.

    Other similar days are the public holidays of April 25th and May 1st, coming up in the next few weeks.

    Easter Monday is also more of a day to spend with your friends, rather than with your family (that in most cases you spent yesterday with).

    What’s the tradition where you live… assuming Easter Monday is actually a holiday there!?

  2. I am now going back to Tokyo, and flying back tomorrow… Since I have a bit of time, here are some reasons to visit Japan:

    * It is so different! You learn and discover something new every day. It’s a bit challenging to learn the ways of public transport, shopping, behaviour etc, but that makes it more interactive and engaging. And things always work out. 

    * People are soooo nice and polite. Like, you know polite people, right? I have never met any who are as polite as in Japan. Are they assholes to one another? No idea. But they’re nothing but kind and helpful to tourists. I wish I could talk to them more. 

    * The food is amazing. You can have a cheap, delicious and healthy meal for the price of a prepacked sandwich in Germany. And so many different things I never had before, although my Japanese friends cooked for me many times. 

    * Excellent public transport and quite cheap (expect Shinkansen. But it’s punctual, so). 

    * Something for everyone, whether you like urban stuff, museums, history, nightlife, nature, you have hobbies like music, art, collecting… You won’t get bored. 

    * Very child-friendly. 

    * So clean it’s ridiculous. Seriously, it’s like sorcery. 

    * All the anime makes so much more sense now. If you love anime and grew up with it, you’ll recognise so many things.

    That’s my advertisement for today. I loved it here. Highly recommended.

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