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		<title>Gelateria Carabe in Florenz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Das Wichtigste in Florenz.... die Gelateria "Carabe". Das Eis ist sehr lecker!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=212&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wir haben einen ganzen Tag in Florenz verbracht. Wir haben viel Spannendes gesehen &#8211; in Erinnerung geblieben ist aber die Gelateria &#8222;Carabe&#8220; (<a href="http://maps.google.de/local_url?q=http://www.gelateriacarabe.it/&amp;dq=Gelateria+Carabe,+Via+Ricasoli,+Firenze,+Italia&amp;cid=819499865162487494&amp;hl=en&amp;ppsci=A&amp;followup=http://maps.google.de/maps%3Ff%3Dq%26source%3Ds_q%26hl%3Den%26geocode%3D%26q%3DGelateria%2BCarabe,%2BVia%2BRicasoli,%2BFirenze,%2BItalia%26aq%3D%26sll%3D43.776052,11.260986%26sspn%3D0.02293,0.039697%26ie%3DUTF8%26hq%3DGelateria%2BCarabe,%26hnear%3DVia%2BRicasoli,%2BFirenze,%2BItaly%26ll%3D43.77678,11.258551%26spn%3D0.005733,0.009924%26z%3D17&amp;vps=4&amp;output=js&amp;jsv=348a&amp;sll=43.776778,11.258547&amp;sspn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;ved=0CD4Q5AQ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=X833TYn6JNOK_QbmvK2vDw&amp;s=ANYYN7nlDD0aTSLg8jzTzYWDVeZweTZrfg" target="_blank">gelateriacarabe.it)</a>, die wir für einen Pausensnack genutzt haben. Das Eis ist selbst gemacht und sehr lecker. Schockolade schmeckt nach Schokolade&#8230; und Melone nach Melone. Die Preise sind auch gut. Wir hatten für unseren Becher jeweils 2,60 € bezahlt.</p>
<p>Hier noch ein paar Impressionen:</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_122605_dsc_6718.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-213" title="20110531_122605_DSC_6718" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_122605_dsc_6718.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Carabe on Facebook" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Carabe auf Facebook! Sehr clever!</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_122632_dsc_6719.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-214" title="20110531_122632_DSC_6719" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_122632_dsc_6719.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Die Theke der Gelateria" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Die Theke der Gelateria.</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_122347_dsc_6717.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-215" title="20110531_122347_DSC_6717" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_122347_dsc_6717.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Das Eis von der Gelateria Carabe" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Das Eis der Gelateria.</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_123020_dsc_6722.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-216" title="20110531_123020_DSC_6722" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_123020_dsc_6722.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Außenansicht der Gelateria Carabe" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Und hier noch der genaue Ort der Gelateria:</p>
<p><a title="Google Maps" href="http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Gelateria+Carabe,+Via+Ricasoli,+Firenze,+Italia&amp;aq=&amp;g=Via+Ricasoli,+60%2Fr,+50122+Firenze,+Italy&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Gelateria+Carabe,&amp;hnear=Via+Ricasoli,+Firenze,+Italy&amp;z=16" target="_blank">Google Maps</a></p>
<p>Viel Spaß beim Essen!</p>
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		<title>Tenuta Lonciano &#8211; Übernachtung in der Nähe von Florenz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Früher oder später wird vermutlich bei jedem Leser der Wunsch aufkommen Italien zu besuchen. Und da liegt es nahe, nicht nach Rom zu gehen, sondern die Toskana zu sehen. Die bekannteste Stadt in der Toskana dürfte wohl Florenz sein. Wir hatten das Glück in der Nähe von Florenz in Sesto Fiorentino in dem ehemaligen Kloster „Tenuta Lonciano“ uns erholen zu können.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=196&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Früher oder später wird vermutlich bei jedem Leser der Wunsch aufkommen Italien zu besuchen. Und da liegt es nahe, nicht nach Rom zu gehen, sondern die Toskana zu sehen. Die bekannteste Stadt in der Toskana dürfte wohl Florenz sein. Wir hatten das Glück in der Nähe von Florenz in Sesto Fiorentino in dem ehemaligen Kloster &#8222;Tenuta Lonciano&#8220; uns erholen zu können.</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110602_183944_dsc_7073.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-197" title="20110602_183944_DSC_7073" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110602_183944_dsc_7073.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Wappen von Tenuta Lonciano" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Daniele, einer der Gastgeber, hat uns das Anwesen vorgestellt und uns Tipps gegeben, was wir besuchen sollten. Bei der Vorstellung hat er natürlich auch unser Zimmer vorgestellt.</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110530_205501_dsc_6642.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198" title="20110530_205501_DSC_6642" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110530_205501_dsc_6642.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Zimmer Limoni" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110601_101957_dsc_68481.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-200" title="20110601_101957_DSC_6848" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110601_101957_dsc_68481.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Haus von Tenuta Lonciano" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110602_103853_dsc_70091.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-205" title="20110602_103853_DSC_7009" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110602_103853_dsc_70091.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Anwesen Tenuta Lonciano" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Ganz besonders ist das Frühstück. Nicht nur, dass die Auswahl mehr als ausreichend ist, sondern Massimo bereitet den leckersten frischen Capuccino zu&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_090620_dscn6476.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-201" title="20110531_090620_DSCN6476" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_090620_dscn6476.jpg?w=361&#038;h=480" alt="Frühstück Tenuta Lonciano" width="361" height="480" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_093221_dscn6484.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-202" title="20110531_093221_DSCN6484" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_093221_dscn6484.jpg?w=455&#038;h=341" alt="Capuccino Tenuta Lonciano" width="455" height="341" /></a></p>
<p>Und nicht zu vergessen &#8211; die Aussicht von dem Anwesen ist traumhaft &#8211; vor allem Abends!</p>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_200814_dsc_6844.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-203" title="20110531_200814_DSC_6844" src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/20110531_200814_dsc_6844.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="Aussicht von Tenuta Lonciano" width="455" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>Das Anwesen kann jedem empfohlen werden, sofern ein Auto genutzt wird, um dorthin zu kommen.</p>
<p>Der Link zur Homepage ist: <a href="http://www.tenutalonciano.it/index_deu.php">www.tenutalonciano.it/index_deu.php</a></p>
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		<title>New version of Triptivity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petersberg, 26.05.2011 - The team of Triptivity is happy to anounce the new version of the travel portal.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=183&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<strong>Petersberg, 28.05.2011 &#8211; The team of Triptivity is happy to anounce the new version of its travel portal.</strong></p>
<p>Since the beginning of 2008 Triptivity offers a travel portal which offered a clear and easy to use design. From the start it offered features not found on other sites like the &#8222;radius&#8220; search where a user can select a radius for the departure airport and the destination. The use of the colours blue and green made it distinctive from other travel portals. We received a lot of positive feedback.</p>
<p>Nevertheless we needed to change our background technologies in order to provide the user with even better results. With the use of new technologies we redesigned the user interface carefully. The colour selection is the same but it is even more easier to use, more responsive and much faster. We call the new version of Tripvitiy internally &#8222;Miyagi&#8220; as we want to donate parts of our income to the Japanese Red Cross due to the earthquake and tsunami that happened in March.</p>
<p>Please feel free to send us your feedback via <a href="http://www.triptivity.com/contact">www.triptivity.com/contact</a> If you provide us with your email address will keep in touch.</p>
<p>We hope that you like the new version of Triptivity as we do,</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>About &#8230;</h1>
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<h2>&#8230; Us</h2>
<p>Triptivity are Thorsten Krebs and Marc Christopher Schmidt. We started back in 2008 with our travel portal. Mainly we do it for the fun of it &#8211; but of course we want to keep in touch with programming. And hey, let&#8217;s be honest &#8211; isn&#8217;t it cool to create a travel portal?</p>
<h2>&#8230; Travelfusion</h2>
<p>Travelfusion is our travel content provider, located in London. Established in the late 1990&#8242;s they have a robust and  fast XML api for flights, cars and hotels. The team is very supportive and we enjoy working together. As London is not to far away from Cologne, we meet from time to time and build up some kind of friendship. You can find them under <a href="http://www.travelfusion.com" target="_blank">www.travelfusion.com</a>.</p>
<h2>&#8230; Technologies used</h2>
<p>Well, we whole bunch of technologies for running the site. Here we are going to name a few.</p>
<h3>Play Framework! &#8211; Developing</h3>
<p>The basis of our travel portal is build with the Play Framework! It is based on Java and you might say that this frameworks incorporates &#8222;best of Java technologies&#8220; like Groovy or Hibernate. There are many thing to like about the framework. For example it supports background jobs out of the box or that you can start to develop Play apps straight away &#8211; no need for additional software like a database or web server. The package comes with everything included. And yes &#8211; this framework is open source. You can find this framework under <a href="http://www.playframework.org/" target="_blank">www.playframework.org</a>.</p>
<h3>Hosteurope &#8211; Internet hosting</h3>
<p>To run our servers, we us Hosteurope, located in Cologne. They have an excellent service and an extremely fast internet connection. We decided to use them as they have a relatively new data center which was build very energy efficient. You can reach them under<a title="Website CO2 neutral hosted by Host Europe" href="http://affiliate.hosteurope.de/click.php/UD4H7kjVOpT3bJF_k61NE2cij4iAnHCajImc9FYxc40," target="_blank"> Website CO2 neutral hosted by Host Europe</a><img src="http://affiliate.hosteurope.de/view.php/UD4H7kjVOpT3bJF_k61NE2cij4iAnHCajImc9FYxc40," alt="" width="0" height="0" />.</p>
<h3>Bitbucket &#8211; Issue management</h3>
<p>For issue-management, wiki and code hosting we use Bitbucket. Their code hosting is build upon Mercurial which comparable to Git. The service they provide is simple but efficient and can be well integrated with your development environment &#8211; which was important for us. You can find this service under <a href="http://bitbucket.org" target="_blank">bitbucket.org</a></p>
<h3>Play Font</h3>
<p>Again &#8222;Play&#8220;??? This time it is not about the framework but about the font we use for Triptivity. The selection of a font is important for your web site. It should be clear, very readable and different to stand out against other web sites.We decided to use the Play font from the danish designer Jonas Hecksher. He has many more fonts on his web site <a title="Playtype" href="http://www.playtype.com" target="_blank">www.playtype.com</a>. The font comes in different variants and gives our travel portal a unic appearance. As we use the Google web font service, Triptivity will look identical on any computer. You can find the font under <a href="http://www.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Play&amp;subset=latin">www.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Play&amp;subset=latin</a>.</p>
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		<title>Das Aqua Hotel in Brüssel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Belgien]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letzte Woche war ich dienstlich in Brüssel. Ein "günstiges" und gutes Hotel zu finden in dieser Stadt ist nicht ganz einfach. In der Regel sind die Preise unverschämt und die Qualität auch nicht so gut. Ich erinnere mich noch sehr lebhaft an das Hotel Belmont (www.hotel-belmont.be) in der Nähe des Nordbahnofs. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=155&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Letzte Woche war ich dienstlich in Brüssel. Ein &#8222;günstiges&#8220; und gutes Hotel zu finden in dieser Stadt ist nicht ganz einfach. In der Regel sind die Preise unverschämt und die Qualität auch nicht so gut. Ich erinnere mich noch sehr lebhaft an das Hotel Belmont (www.hotel-belmont.be) in der Nähe des Nordbahnofs.</p>
<h2>Das Hotel Belmont</h2>
<p>Die Lage des Hotels Belmonts ist vielleicht noch das einzig Positive, was erwähnt werden kann. 15 Minuten zu Fuß vom Bahnhof entfernt, 5 Minuten zu einem Shopping-Center. Ansonsten gibt es eigentlich nichts positives an diesem Hotel. Das Hotel mit den 3 Sternen ist gefühlsmäßig nur einen Stern wert. Die Rezeption ist sehr spartanisch und aufgrund der Möbel kommt Jugendherbegsstimmung auf. Erfreulich ist, dass das Bad neueren Baudatums ist. Besonders negativ empfand ich den Frühstückssaal (auch als Restaurant bezeichnet). Das Ambiente hätte auch als Bahnhofsvorhalle durchgehen können &#8211; es fehlten nur noch die Durchsagen. Muss ich erwähnen, dass das Buffet sehr (sehr) überschaubar ist? Ich werde auf alle versuchen dieses Hotel in Zukunft zu meiden und kann es auch niemanden empfehlen.</p>
<h2>Das Aqua Hotel</h2>
<p>Anders sieht es mit dem neuen &#8222;Aqua Hotel&#8220; aus (http://www.aqua-hotel-brussels.com). Gut zu erreichen vom Bahnhof Midi mit der Metro, liegt dieses Hotel 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom Porte de Namur entfernt. Andere Gebäude in dieser Straße werden noch renoviert und dementsprechend ist die Umgebung selbst mittelmäßig, allerdings ist das Hotel selbst wirklich ein Tipp. Die Zimmer sind spartanisch, aber modern eingerichtet. Für Businessreisende ist sehr vorteilhaft, dass über Kabel kostenlos Internet genutzt werden kann. Dass das Hotel noch &#8222;frisch&#8220; ist, merkt der Gast an dem Geruch der Farbe. Schade ist vielleicht, dass gerade in den Gängen nicht alles sauber verarbeitet wurde &#8211; das hätte nicht sein müssen. Im Gegensatz zu den Frühstücks Buffets in anderen Hotels, wird dem Gast das Frühstück gebracht. Natürlich &#8211; so reichhaltig ist es nicht, allerdings hatte es mir vollkommen ausgereicht (Nutella gibt es auch!).</p>
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		<title>Mit dem Shinkansen nach Tokio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Im März diesen Jahres (2010) waren meine Frau und ich in Japan. Es ist ein faszinierendes Land, was sehr viel zu bieten hat und am Besten per Zug erkundet werden möchte. Dieser Bericht ist über meine Erfahrungen mit dem Schnellzug "Shinkansen" von Kobe nach Tokio.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=136&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Im März diesen Jahres (2010) waren meine Frau und ich in Japan. Es ist ein faszinierendes Land, was sehr viel zu bieten hat und am Besten per Zug erkundet werden möchte. Von der sogenannten Pünklichkeit bei Zügen in Deutschland ist aus meiner Sicht nicht mehr viel übrig geblieben. Als regelmäßiger Passagier, habe ich mich daran gewöhnt, dass die Züge nicht pünklich sind (wobei + 5 Minuten für mich immer noch sehr pünktlich ist). Vielleicht sollten die Bahnmanager mal nach Japan gehen um dort zu erfahren, was Pünklichkeit bedeutet. Wenn im Fahrplan steht, dass ein Zug um 10:50 Uhr abfährt, dann fährt dieser Zug auch Punkt 10:50 Uhr ab. Das meine Frau (die zufällig Japanerin ist) über die Pünktlichkeit der deutschen Züge witzelt, kann ich sehr sehr gut nachvollziehen. Dieser Bericht ist über meine Erfahrungen mit dem Schnellzug &#8222;Shinkansen&#8220; von Kobe nach Tokio.</p>
<h3>Der Shinkansen</h3>
<p>Wer hat nicht schon einmal den Namen &#8222;Shinkansen&#8220; gehört, wie die Schnellzüge in Japan bezeichnet werden? Im Gegensatz zu Deutschland wo die unterschiedlichen ICEs als ICE-1, ICE-2 und ICE-3 bezeichnet werden, haben die unterschiedlichen Shinkansen-Versionen Bezeichnungen wie &#8222;Nozomi&#8220;, &#8222;Hikari&#8220;, &#8222;Rail-Star&#8220;. &#8222;Nozomi&#8220; ist der schnellste und modernste, gefolgt von &#8222;Hiakari&#8220;. Das folgende Bild zeigt einen typischen Shinkansen, die sich durch die besondere Form der Zugspitze ausweist.<br />
<img src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/20100322_013139_0128.jpg?w=455&#038;h=302" alt="" title="Shinkansen &quot;Hikari&quot;" width="455" height="302" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-137" /><br />
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Vielleicht noch eine weitere Info &#8211; alle Shinkansen fahren auf einem eigenen Schienennetz, welches sie nicht mit anderen Teilen müssen. Oftmals gibt es sogar separate Bahnhöfe, die nur für diese Zuggattung gedacht sind.</p>
<h3>Alle bitte einsteigen!</h3>
<p>Was sofort auffällt ist, dass die Gleise durch ein Geländer vom Bahnsteig getrennt sind. Dies ist nicht in allen Bahnhöfen der Fall, hilft aber nicht versehentlich auf die Gleise zu fallen. Und was noch auffällt, die automatischen Türen, die einem genau anzeigen, wo ein bestimmter Wagen hällt. Zur Erinnerung &#8211; in Deutschland und wird nur an einer Anzeigetafel gezeigt, wo sich in etwa ein Wagen befinden (könnte). Und da die unterschiedlichen Shinkansen auch unterschiedlich lang sind, wird auch diesem Umstand Rechnung getragen. Alle Achtung!<br />
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<h3>Die Fahrt</h3>
<p>Wie der ICE auch, fährt der Shinkansen bis ca. 300 km/h. Von Kobe nach Tokio dauerte die Reise etwas über 3 Stunden für eine Strecke von über 500 km. Was auffällt ist, dass alle Passagiere in Zugrichtung sitzen und der Zug sauberer ist, als die deutschen Pendants. Keine Zeitungen und keine Flaschen irritieren den Gast, alles sehr sauber. Was dann doch auffällt ist, dass sich das sehr freundliche Zugpersonal beim Verlassen eines Abteils zu den Gästen hinwendet und sich bedankt. Das wirkt vielleicht erst einmal befremdend für Touristen, finde ich aber eine schöne Geste.<br />
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Eine nette Idee finde ich die Abbildung auf dem Vordersitz, wo der Passagier sehen kann, was sich wo befindet.<br />
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<h3>Die Ankunft</h3>
<p>Die Ankunft ist auch noch einmal etwas sehr besonderes. Tokio ist nicht nur unsere Endhaltestelle gewesen, sondern auch die für den Zug selbst. Wenn die Passagiere den Zug verlassen, bedankt sich das Reinigungspersonal durch eine Verbeugung und ein &#8222;Arigatou gozaimasu&#8220; (&#8222;Vielen Dank&#8220;). Sobald alle Passagiere den Zug verlassen haben, machen sich die Reinigungskräfte daran den Zug sauber zu machen und die Sitze wieder in Fahrtrichtung zu drehen &#8211; ja, die Sitze werden in windeseile umgedreht. Die gesamte Reinigungsaktion dauert ca. 5 Minuten.<br />
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<h3>Tipp</h3>
<p>Japan kann sehr gut mit Zügen erkundet werden. Für Touristen empfiehlt sich einen Japan-Rail-Pass zu besorgen. Dieser hat eine Dauer von 7, 14 oder 21 Tagen und macht die Zugfahrt sehr erschwinglich. Sie können damit sogar innerhalb von Tokio mit bestimmten Lokalzügen fahren. Günstiger und bequemer können Sie nicht vorankommen. <a href="http://www.japanrailpass.net/">Internetseite von Japan-Rail-Pass</a> Wichtig ist, dass Sie den Voucher außerhalb von Japan erwerben. Dieser kann dann am Bahnhof eingelöst werden.</p>
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		<title>The new design of Triptivity &#8211; How to do a &#8222;three column layout&#8220;</title>
		<link>http://triptivity.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/triptivity-three-column-layout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the redesign of Triptivity I wanted to find a cleaner, better way of arranging the html code. In the shallows of the internet I searched and found „the holy grail“ of three columns...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=114&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The new three column layout</h2>
<p>The three column page layout of the current portal <a href="http://www.triptivity.com">triptivity.com</a> is a bit clumsy. Ok, the header and footer is straightforward, but the content is not made in the best way. The left and center column are together in a div which is not really elegant.</p>
<h3>The old way</h3>
<pre>&lt;body&gt;
 &lt;div id="page"&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_header"/&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_left_and_center"&gt;
     &lt;div id="page_center"/&gt;
     &lt;div id="page_left"/&gt;
   &lt;/div&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_right"/&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_footer"&gt;
 &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/body&gt;</pre>
<p>With the redesign of Triptivity I wanted to find a cleaner, better way of arranging the html code. In the shallows of the internet I searched and found &#8222;the holy grail&#8220; of three columns. Matthew Levine wrote in detail how to setup a perfect three column layout which can be used in all current browsers (<a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/holygrail/">www.alistapart.com/articles/holygrail/</a>). As he explained everything with nice graphics from Kevin Cornell I won&#8217;t repeat it here and just show the result&#8230;.</p>
<h3>The new way</h3>
<pre>&lt;body&gt;
 &lt;div id="page"&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_header"/&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_content"/&gt;
     &lt;div id="page_content_center_column"/&gt;
     &lt;div id="page_content_left_column"/&gt;
     &lt;div id="page_content_right_column"/&gt;
   &lt;/div&gt;
   &lt;div id="page_footer"/&gt;
 &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/body&gt;</pre>
<p>And the corresponding css part:</p>
<pre>body {
 margin: auto; /* no margin, center */
 width: 980px; /* width of page */
}

#page {
 padding: 0 210px 0 210px; /* right fullwidth; left fullwidth; */
}

#page_content {
 margin: -.5em 0 0 0;
}

#page_content_center_column {
 float: left;
 padding: 0;  
 position: relative;
 width: 560px; /* width of center */
}

#page_content_left_column {
 float: left;
 margin: 0 0 0 -100%;  
 padding: 0;
 position: relative;
 right: 200px;
 width: 200px;
}

#page_content_right_column {
 float: left;
 margin: 0 -100% 0 0;  
 padding: 0;
 position: relative;
 width: 200px;
}

#page_footer {
 clear: both;
}

#page_footer,
#page_header {
 margin: 0 -200px 0 -200px; /* right width; left width */
 padding: 12px 0 0 0;
}
</pre>
<p>The code can be downloaded from the <a href="http://bit.ly/8SGmPL">ZIP-File</a></p>
<h2>The result</h2>
<p><a href="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/triptivity_design_v20091128.png"><img src="http://triptivity.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/triptivity_design_v20091128.png?w=455&#038;h=299" alt="Design von Triptivity" title="triptivity_design_v20091128" width="455" height="299" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111" /></a></p>
<p>Marc Christopher</p>
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		<title>New design for Triptivity &#8222;Canberra&#8220;</title>
		<link>http://triptivity.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/new-design-for-triptivity-canberra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in August I wrote the coming new design of Triptivity called "Canberra". It was still an early release and still an unfinished mockup. I want to thank everybody who gave us comments (via Wordpress or mail). They were useful to us and showed us, that we are on the right track...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=109&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in August I wrote the coming new design of Triptivity called &#8222;Canberra&#8220;. It was still an early release and still an unfinished mockup. I want to thank everybody who gave us comments (via WordPress or mail). They were useful to us and showed us, that we are on the right track. Today I would like to present the latest version which shows better how the design will be. Beside a screenshot we will provide a zip file where we included html, css and images. So you if you are interested in how we build it, you can download it onto your computer.<br />
Within the next days and weeks we are going to talk about certain aspects about the design. Like how to setup a menu like Apple, how to efficiently implement a three column layout and other aspects. Of course we will reference on web sites which we found useful.<br />
Please feel free to give comments. And if you have ideas how to implement it better &#8211; just get in touch with us! We hope that you like it as much as we do.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/8SGmPL">The ZIP-File</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Reisebericht über Las Vegas und den Grand Canyon</title>
		<link>http://triptivity.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/reisebericht-uber-las-vegas-und-den-grand-canyon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Las Vegas ist eine Reise wert. Eine künstlich aufgeblasene Stadt mit ausgefallenen Hotel-Tempeln, auf Gambling ausgelegt, mitten in der Wüste. Aber auch für Naturliebhaber lohnt sich Las Vegas, da sich der Hoover Damm und der Grand Canyon in unmittelbarer Nähe befinden (für amerikanische Verhältnisse).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=101&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Las Vegas ist eine Reise wert. Eine künstlich aufgeblasene Stadt mit ausgefallenen Hotel-Tempeln, auf Gambling ausgelegt, mitten in der Wüste. Aber auch für Naturliebhaber lohnt sich Las Vegas, da sich der Hoover Damm und der Grand Canyon in unmittelbarer Nähe befinden (für amerikanische Verhältnisse).</p>
<h2>Zuerst kommt die Buchung</h2>
<p>Nach günstigen Reisen kann natürlich gesucht werden über unser Reiseportal <a href="http://www.triptivity.com">triptivity.com</a>. Es gibt aber auch viele auf Las Vegas spezialisierte Reisesuchmaschinen (z.B. www.lasvegas.com), die Pakete aus Flug und Hotel anbieten. So konnten wir für ca. 360 $ (250 €) von Florida in die Gambling-Stadt fliegen und drei Tage im Siegfried &amp; Roy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mirage">Hotel Mirage</a> verbringen.<br />
Im Verhältnis zu gleichwertigen Hotels in anderen Städten sind die Preise für die Unterkunft extrem günstig. Das liegt daran, dass die Reisenden noch genug Geld haben müssen, um dieses beim Spielen loszuwerden. Dass der eine oder andere Spieler durchaus mehrere Tausend Dollar an einem Abend verliert, muss wohl nicht erwähnt werden.  </p>
<h2>Am Strip</h2>
<p>Der &#8222;Strip&#8220; ist die wohl berühmteste Straße in Las Vegas, wo sich die größten Hotels befinden (<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip</a>). Die ca. 55.000 Hotelzimmer sind verteilt auf ca. 20 Hotels. Sie möchten ein wenig Ocean&#8217;s Eleven-Feeling bekommen, kein Problem: Ein Hauptdarsteller, das sehr elegante <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellagio_%28hotel_and_casino%29">Hotel Bellagio</a> mit dem berühmten Wasserspielen, befindet sich dort ebenso wie das Mirage, in dem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_und_Roy">Siegfried &amp; Roy</a> viele Jahre ihre berühmte Show mit den weißen Tigern vorgeführt hatten. Übrigens, auch das Mirage wurde in Ocean&#8217;s Eleven von Danny Ocean ausgeraubt&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354486/" title="vegas_200911_07 by triptivity,"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4116354486_bbd22f6cf9_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Hotel Ceasar's" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4115586723/" title="vegas_200911_06 by triptivity,"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/4115586723_2337359feb_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Hotel Bellagio" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354226/" title="vegas_200911_01 by triptivity,"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4116354226_5742f01505_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Hotel Venetian" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354262/" title="vegas_200911_02 by triptivity,"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/4116354262_e631f7756b_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Hotel Mirage" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354348/" title="vegas_200911_04 by triptivity,"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4116354348_3d35076a04_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Inside Hotel Mirage" /></a></p>
<h2>Die Shows</h2>
<p>Eigentlich muss man nicht in eine Show gehen &#8211; schließlich bieten einige Hotels Shows für den normalen Fußgänger an. Das Bellagio die Wasserspiele, das Mirage einen künstlichen Vulkanausbruch und das <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island_Hotel_and_Casino">Hotel TI (Treasure Island)</a> die Show &#8222;Sirens of TI&#8220; mit &#8222;Kampfeinlage&#8220; zwischen zwei Schiffen. Diese Shows finden i.d.R. abends in einem stündlichen Rhytmus statt und dauern einige Minuten. Die Wasserspiele des Bellagio&#8217;s alle 15 Minuten.<br />
Für diejenigen, denen das nicht reicht, gibt es gefühlte 1000 Shows in dieser Stadt. Alleine sechs Shows werden durchgeführt durch den &#8222;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque_du_Soleil">Cirque du Soleil</a>&#8222;. Darüber hinaus treten mehr oder weniger regelmäßig Stars auf, wie zurzeit Bette Middler und Cher. Daneben gibt es viele Shows von Magieren oder auch Comedians.<br />
Günstigere Ticketpreise erhalten Sie bei der Fashion Show Mall in dem Geschäft &#8222;Tix4Tonight&#8220;. Sie erwerben dort Voucher, die Sie dann gegen reguläre Tickets in den Ticket-Offices der jeweiligen Shows eintauschen können.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354306/" title="vegas_200911_03 by triptivity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/4116354306_061eeeea66_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Ticket Office Tix4Tonight" /></a></p>
<h2>Shopping</h2>
<p>Natürlich gibt es am Strip neben dem TI die Fashion Show Mall, wo Reisende alle möglichen Geschäfte vorfinden. Wer günstiger einkaufen möchte, dem sei das &#8222;Premium-Outlet&#8220; ans Herz gelegt. Auf alle Fälle sollten Sie die Forum Shops des Ceasar&#8217;s besuchen. Die Inneneinrichtung ist sehr aufwendig gestaltet und im hintersten Teil gibt es auch eine Show.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354532/" title="vegas_200911_08 by triptivity,"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4116354532_5da13222d3_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Las Vegas/Forum Shops Caesar's" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354570/" title="vegas_200911_09 by triptivity"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2799/4116354570_5d73944b98_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Las Vegas/Forum Shops Caesar's" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4116354596/" title="vegas_200911_10 by triptivity"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/4116354596_62ec60747e_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Las Vegas/Forum Shops Caesar's" /></a></p>
<h2>Exkursion: Hoover Staudamm</h2>
<p>Eine Reise sollte auf alle Fälle zu dem Grand Canyon führen. Unterwegs kommen Sie automatisch an dem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover-Staudamm">Hoover Staudamm</a> (eigentlich eine Staumauer) vorbei. Dieser wurde bereits vor 70 Jahren gebaut und wirkt immer noch sehr impornierend.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41757679@N02/4115586677/" title="vegas_200911_05 by triptivity, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2637/4115586677_30cc9f12dc_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Hoover Staudamm" /></a></p>
<h2>Exkursion: Grand Canyon</h2>
<p>Vom Hoover Staudam aus geht die Fahrt weiter zum <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand-Canyon-Nationalpark">Grand Canyon</a>. Von Las Vegas aus ist der West Rim des Grand Canyons schneller zu erreichen. Die Fahrt dauert ca. 2 1/2 Stunden. Dort haben Sie die Möglichkeit über den berühmten Skywalk zu gehen. Die Tickets kosten lediglich 30 $ für Erwachsene. Dazu kommen noch einmal 43 $ für den &#8222;Legacy Pass&#8220;. Sie bezahlen damit pro Person 73 $ um 20 Minuten nach unten auf den Canyon zu starren. Selbstverständlich dürfen Sie keine Photos schießen. Dies wird von den Betreibern selbst gemacht und Sie haben später die Möglichkeit diese Photos zu erwerben. Wenn man bedenkt, dass der West Rim nicht einmal die Schokoladenseite des Grand Canyons ist, ist dieser Teil des Canyons aus meiner Sicht nicht lohnenswert. Ach ja, die letzten Meilen der Straße zum West Rim werden gerade eben noch fertig gestellt &#8211; Sie fahren also über eine Schotterpiste&#8230; Vom West Rim aus lohnt sich vermutlich mehr ein Flug mit z.B. einem Hubschrauber.<br />
Wenn Sie wirklich einen Eindruck von dem Grand Canyon gewinnen wollen, empfehle ich Ihnen den South Rim. Dort haben Sie auch die Möglichkeit den Canyon herunter zu wandern. Von Las Vegas aus dauert die Fahrt allerdings etwas länger (ca. 4 1/2 Stunden).</p>
<h2>Fazit</h2>
<p>Las Vegas ist eine beeindruckende Stadt. Aus einer Wüste entwickelte sie sich zum Puls von Nevada &#8211; all die großen Hotels, die Casinos, die Shows &#8211; einfach außergewöhnlich. Egal wie negativ die Energiebilanz dieser Stadt auch sein mag &#8211; es lohnt sich zumindest einmal dort gewesen zu sein. Da sich Las Vegas (Nevada) zwischen Californien und Arizona befindet, ist es darüber hinaus ein guter Ausgangspunkt für lange und ausgedehnte Exkursionen.</p>
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		<title>A visit to England</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the visitor can employ his stay in England he has to take the plane from Cologne (which of course you can book through our travel portal www.triptivity.com). Hold it! Not this time – despite the fact that the author up to now always made use of an aeroplane, this time he decided to take the train. And, you won’t believe this, the journey from Bonn to the center of London took only five hours...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=triptivity.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9135737&amp;post=97&amp;subd=triptivity&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The journey is at the beginning</h2>
<p>Before the visitor can employ his stay in England he has to take the plane from Cologne (which of course you can book through our travel portal <a href="http://www.triptivity.com">www.triptivity.com</a>). Hold it! Not this time &#8211; despite the fact that the author up to now always made use of an aeroplane, this time he decided to take the train. And, you won&#8217;t believe this, the journey from Bonn to the center of London took only five hours. Considering the extra time which you need when using the plane the journey by train is just as fast. The cost for the train is € 120 (when you book early it cost&#8217;s only € 100).</p>
<h2>A visit to the British Museum</h2>
<p>The British Museum is a &#8222;must&#8220;. You should visit it on a rainy day, as you know there are quite a few of them. During our visit we &#8222;worked&#8220; ourselves through the ground floor. Everything else has to wait until next time. By the way the &#8222;Rosetta Stone&#8220; can be seen twice. There is a small copy which you can touch &#8211; the original is behind glass. And something else about this museum. You might get the feeling that you are either in Egypt or in Greece. This has to do with the fact that everything that could be carried was transferred from the countries to England. It goes without saying that this still leads to intercultural problems with those specific countries.<br />
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<h2>A visit to Buckingham Palace</h2>
<p>The highlight of our visit was definitely our visit to <a href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BuckinghamPalace/BuckinghamPalace.aspx">Buckingham Palace</a>. During summer time when the queen doesn&#8217;t stay at her palace it is open to the public. The visitors are guided through 19 state rooms via audio guide (even in Japanese available). Though 19 rooms seem very few considering the fact there are 775 rooms in this palace it is exciting to walk through them. The queen uses them for official receptions and festivities. One of the rooms is the throne hall. Unfortunately it is not allowed to take photos. However, you can use your camera as soon as your visit of the rooms ends in the garden of the queen. It is recommendable to make use of the posibility to take a cup of tea and some very English cake. The same agency which does the catering for the queen&#8217;s garden parties offers this afternoon tea. Finally I would like to suggest a &#8222;powder room&#8220; before you start your visit to the palace. The tour takes about 1.5 hours and there are only facilities provided at the end.<br />
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<h2>One or more visits</h2>
<p>Of course there are lots of other points of interest in London. We enjoyed long walks along the Themse and had a rest in St. James Park. Not far from Westminster bridge towards the London Eye you can find a very nice restaurant <a href="http://www.giraffe.net/">&#8222;Giraffe&#8220;</a>. We also recommended a visit to one 10,000 musicals. It is worth while! Not only that you can get a seat for a very resonable price; it is fun to listen to the original version (no translation). By the way we got a ticket for Lion King on one of the balconies. Not only was it a bargain, since we couldn&#8217;t see 1/5 of the stage, but we had the balcony for ourselves. Other than that we had a super view and in no case we would have wanted to exchange our seats. The tickets we bought at the ticket office of this musical. If you buy tickets at one of the hundreds ticket office around Leicester Square you might get spoiled. The only official ticket office to get better prices is the one directly on Leicester Square.<br />
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<h2>Shopping</h2>
<p>Due to the current exchange rate England has become a paradise for shoppers. There are a lot of shops on Oxford Street. However, those who prefer to find everything in one roof can go to the <a href="http://uk.westfield.com/london/">Shopping Mall &#8222;Westfield&#8220;</a> located in Kensington. It has over 300 hundred shops (also an Apple store). We can also highly recommend &#8222;Mark&#8217;s and Spencer&#8217;s&#8220; for food. This food stores a a little bit more expensiv but it is 1st class quality. Don&#8217;t be surprised when you enter that store and find clothing of any kind as this company offers both, food and clothing. On some train station you will find this store offering only food. Talking about clothing, you will alsofind H&amp;M. When you look for something just as reasonable but of higher quality we recommend the company <a href="http://www.uniqlo.co.uk/">UNIQLO</a>. It&#8217;s a Japanese brand and really really good!</p>
<h2>Last but not least</h2>
<p>If in case you want to discover more about Britain instead of just staying in London we recommend to make use of the <a href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/">British Railway</a>. But you must know that there are different providers offering the rail services. This makes it a bit more difficult when using the interent. First you search on the main page which passes you on to all the different providers. Ok, it would be easier to go directly to the counter and buy your tickets their. However, you can safe up to 50% when buying tickets about three weeks ahead.</p>
<p>See you in England!  </p>
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