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New Orleans 1.6.2014-3.6.2014
One of the spray painted marks that was left from Katrina. Most renovated homes got rid of them but not all
A nice view of Bourbon street as it was getting dark. Before the crowds engulf the street and shops
Cafe Du Monde, a french cafe that only served Beignets (In case you never heard of a Beignet, its a fancy french funnel cake)
Me at Cafe Du Monde, completely okay with eating funnel cake for breakfast :)
A normal scene from the tourist district of New Orleans. With the beautiful classic architecture and horse draws buggies its like being in another world.
The cityscape of New Orleans on our drive out of the city
The name of the hostel our group stayed at in New Orleans
Memphis 29.5.2014
Walking on Beale Street. I can only Imagine how beautifully wonderful it is at night!
What it looks like. Whoo Beale Street!!
Looking down the tram tracks on Main Street of Memphis. I love how there is no traffic on this road. It's only pedestrian and the tram
One of the trams driving down Main Street. Can I also just point out the brick again, SO much brick! Love it!!
Inside one of the historic trams
Me and a class mate enjoying a loop on the tram ride
An interesting structure we saw when touring Memphis. We later found out it was an arena for basketball. Weird right?
Stopped by the previous Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. It is now a museum.
A better view of the entrance of the museum. the wreath sits on the balcony were MLK was shot.
My class chilling at a park on the riverfront of Memphis.
A shot of the Mississippi and down town.
Memphis City
Me with Memphis in the background
My class overlooking the Mississippi
We went to the Rock and Soul Museum. So incredibly cool to be ale to see how music in the area evolved! I highly recommend it
St. Louis 28.5.2014
A globe from a cafe we found while exploring. They had globes on every table!! That's my kind of cafe!!
SO much brick!!! :D
Beautiful brick houses in St. Louis
Us exploring one of the Oldest Farmers Markets in the country!!
Farmers Market food! So delicious.
The Beautiful Courthouse in St Louis
The Beautiful Courthouse in St Louis
My class in front of our boat the scholarship (haha pun) right after a tour that we got of a community garden
There are many groups that are working on fixing up abandoned homes
A community garden we got a tour of
Really famous Pizza in St Louis. It's also really really terrible. Unlike Chicago and New York, there is no St. Louis Style
Hiroshima 31.8.2013-3.9.2013
The view from my hotel window in Hiroshima
On the wall of the Tex-Mex restaurant we went to by our hotel
On the wall of the Tex-Mex restaurant we went to by our hotel
A mural at the Peace Museum in Hiroshima
Sign at the Hiroshima Peace Museum
what Hiroshima looked like before the bomb
what Hiroshima looked like after the bomb
Sadako's paper cranes
Some of Sadakos cranes
Memorial at Peace park
The Plaque in front of the memorial
Memorial at Peace park
Memorial at Peace park
A cemetery in Hiroshima
The top of a tombstone. You can see which parts were hit and which weren't by the texture
The Dome
The Epicenter of the bomb and our tour guide. Her mom is a survivor
The epicenter of the bomb
Mural for Sadako's paper cranes. People all over the world come here and leave cranes
Peoples cranes at the memorial
Peoples cranes at the memorial
Peoples cranes at the memorial
Peoples cranes at the memorial
Peoples cranes at the memorial
Peoples cranes at the memorial
Sign in front of the Bell of Peace
Bell of Peace
Engraving on the tomb says, 'May the souls here rest in Peace, for we shall not repeat the Evil'
Kyoto 25.8.2013-1.9.2013
My flight over the Pacific Ocean
Flying over the outskirts of Tokyo
Flying into Osaka
Flying into Osaka
My room in Kyoto, my side where my tatami mat is
Me in front of a giant torii gate in Kyoto
Me on a traditional style bridge by our hotel
A temple we passed on our first day in Kyoto
Me in font of the temple
A pond in a garden we passed with the mountains in the background
Lanterns hanging outside a shop in Kyoto
Walking though a shopping center in Kyoto
The Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto
The Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto
Me at the Kiyomizudera Temple
The view of Kyoto from the temple
More of The Kiyomizudera Temple
Still at The Kiyomizudera Temple
The view of Kyoto from the nature path by the Temple
The Kawabata River in Kyoto
Tiny little Cement truck. All the cars here are really tiny
Bells hang by many of the doors of shops, restaurants and temples.
Can not wear shoes a lot of places here. This sign is at a praying center at the Nanzenji temple
Walking through Kyoto
Looking at Kyoto
Cats looking at Kyoto
The Countryside outside Kyoto
Sacred Deer at Todaiji Temple. You can feed them if you like
Sacred Deer at Todaiji Temple.
Sacred Deer at Todaiji Temple.
The Todaiji Temple.
Me at the Todaiji Temple.
The Todaiji Temple.
The Todaiji Temple.
The Giant Buddha at the Todaiji Temple.
The Giant Buddha at the Todaiji Temple.
The Todaiji Temple.
A statue at the Todaiji Temple.
A replica of the Todaiji Temple.
A sign about sacred deer at The Todaiji Temple.
The Todaiji Temple.
Me outside at the Todaiji Temple.
More Kyoto countryside
Look at the Tiny Truck!!!!
The Uji River
Kyoto at sunset
A shrine in Kyoto
A shine in Kyoto
A shrine in Kyoto
A picture I took of a leopard from the Kyoto zoo. Soon to be released on my photography website
A picture I took of a tiger from the Kyoto zoo. Soon to be released on my photography website
A picture I took of an elephant from the Kyoto zoo. Soon to be released on my photography website