Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Jefferson Memorial at sunrise in Washington DC. I completely underestimated the National Mall. From Google Maps it looked pretty small and easily walkable in a matter of minutes– boy, was I wrong! I must’ve walked 10 miles back and […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of plum blossoms in Bucharest, Romania I knew I’d be seeing these blossoms as I’m spending these next two weeks traveling around the US to see both cherry and plum blossoms around the country, but I didn’t expect to see […]
It’s that time of year again– the cherry blossoms (sakura; 桜) have begun bursting open in Japan. As I sit here staring longingly at all my Japan-living friend’s Facebook photos of the blossoms and hanami, I realize that this really is my favorite time of year. And I’m missing it. Or am I? Sure, there’s something magical about the […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc in Barcelona. I’ll admit, I was a bit skeptical of visiting anything with the word “magic” in it. When people kept telling me to visit the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc in Barcelona, I figured it would be just […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin, Washington DC. My trip to DC was kind of a last minute decision, and I wasn’t sure if I’d even make it to see the cherry blossoms in bloom. Luckily, I picked the right […]