Well, its been quite a while. Over a year in fact and quite a bit has
happened. Who knew lots of things happen in only a year? I've been
meaning to update this blog for months, since last August I think
actually. How sad I never got around to it until now. Anywhoo, here's a
catch up of what I've been doing for the past year or so, in pictures,
because what else would I post?
I graduated!!!! We spent the day taking silly pictures.
I went to Japan! Why? Why not? Haha. This is a temple whose name I cannot remember anymore. :( how sad. There are quite a few temples and shrines in Japan.
We went to Mt. Fuji. It did not occur to us that it would be cold up there.
Another temple. So many. So pretty.
You drink from two of the fountains for luck, money and I think happiness. I haven't a clue which ones I drank from, but either way win.
There were school children everywhere. I know Japan has the hardest working work force, but it seemed like these kids were always in school. This particular day was a Saturday or Sunday and it was late in the day. We were very confused.
There are wild deer and you can feed them! They actually bit my friend. It was kind of hilarious.
This is the famous Japanese garden. It was gorgeous. We sat in there just staring for hours (I think it was hours. We were there a while.) I now want every garden or green space to be turned into a Japanese garden. They're just so lovely and peaceful.
Of course, you can't go to Japan and not get a Yukata (Summer Kimono). My friend on the left there tied my bow. It's quite perfect.
So much bamboo! This was a trail of basically a bamboo forest. It was really cool.
The Golden Temple. Also gorgeous. I swear, everything in Japan is gorgeous.
These are all gates. So many of them, we walked through quite a few. It was raining that day, and our cheap American travel umbrellas stopped working. Who knew that could happen? I almost bought a Japanese umbrella. We used some once, they were fantastic.
Hiroshima. The bomb dropped right above this building. There is a memorial museum just down that walkway. It was the hardest most heavy thing I've ever been too.
This is the Yanai bridge. Again, Japan knows beauty. Just look at the reflection in the water!
Miajima! The floating temple! There were deer here too.
This picture, right here with all the flags, yeah, that's not Japan. That's Rockefellar Center, in New York City. Yeah, I also went there. A week before I started my new full time job.
One of the many views from the top of the Empire State Building. Not gonna lie, when I was waiting in line for the elevator, I kept thinking of that HIMYM episode where Ted takes everybody to the Empire State Building and explains its architecture. I decided they filmed it in the part that leads out of the building.
What trip to New York would be complete without seeing the Statue of Liberty? None. So obviously we had to go. It was cool, but then we had to wait in line for like two hours to get back to the mainland. We couldn't go to Ellis Island because it was closed, so that was a bit of a bummer. It opened a few weeks after we left.
Ground Zero. Just as heavy as Hiroshima, would have been heavier if the museum was open. I hear its very sobering.
Times Square is the busiest place I've ever seen and I've been to Tokyo. But it was a lot of fun walking around, there were street dancers. We also saw The Lion King on Broadway! It was super fantastic!
This is in Central Park and this is the spot where John Lenin was shot. Its just a mosaic on the ground. I though the strawberry fields would be actual strawberries. I was wrong.
Oh, hey, that's not New York or Japan, where in the heck am I? Charleston, South Carolina that's where. It was warm this day, we were waiting for the boat to get to Fort Sumter. Also, I saw dolphins. It was pretty cool.
Turns out, only a few things ever happened in Charleston. The start of the Civil War and George Washington reading the Constitution. Also, Fort Sumter was pretty interesting, the first time we heard the date and time the first shot rang out.
What visit to the south is complete without a trip to a plantation? Answer: none. duh. We were on a tram tour to see the grounds and it was quite cold. We needed like six more blankets.
But the trees were pretty! I have a thing for Spanish Moss, so obviously I'm freaking out all over the moss in the south. But also, look at that reflection in the water with the trees. I also love swamps.
It was slightly warmer in the sun.
I signed it.
There was a fountain. We took silly pictures.
This is what people used to use to find books, before there were computers. My mom was flabbergasted that I had no idea what this was.
