Nature
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Rock painting
I am almost done with this semester. I am saying almost because I still have a couple research papers to work on, analyze my research data , write my MS project, and apply for DI which a long and a time consuming process. Anyway, since I am done with finals, I decided to paint. This time it
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Mendocino Coast!
The days are getting warmer and longer here in California. So hubby and I decided to make a trip to Mendocino with friends! It was a nice, relaxing and a very scenic getaway! Most of the time was spent admist nature, walking on the beaches, driving through the woods, dense forests and the dramatically beautiful Pacific Coast. It is
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More pics in and around Nara
Nara looks so beautiful, that it needs no verbal description at all. Every nook and corner you can see some cherry blossoms and people flocking to take pictures and enjoy hanami!
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More cherry blossom pics
Few pics on some breathtakingly beautiful views I saw,when riding on my bike, in and around Kyoto Japan!!
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Japan countryside
Since we were on our bikes, going from one temple to the other in Kyoto, we decided to take a slight detour to see Japanese countryside. It was as beautiful as the high tech urban Japan. This place wasn’t mentioned in the guide book of Japan, and had it not been for our wonderful friends Kiyotaro and Shiho,we wouldn’t have been
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Golden Temple
The Golden Pavilion Temple, in Kyoto Japan, which is also known as Kinkaku-ji in Japanese, was built in 1397 . This temple has three stories.The upper two stories are covered with a pure gold sheet. The main purpose of the temple is to store the remains of the Buddha’s ashes. The entire temple is covered by a
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Japanese gardens
I am in awe of Japanese gardens. I think I have written about these gardens previously too, but like I said, I am in ‘awe’ and so I am going to write some more…. Japanese gardens are very traditional gardens and are highly abstract and stylized. The gardens of the Emperors and nobles were designed for recreation
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Tokyo Imperial Palace
After we were done with biking, we headed to Tokyo Imperial Palace. The Japanese emperor and his empress live here. The palace buildings and inner gardens are obviously not open to the public except on New Year’s and Emperor’s Birthday, when visitors are able to enter the inner palace grounds and see the members of the Imperial
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Japanese cherry blossoms!
I never thought I would get to visit Japan again! Surprisingly enough, I got a chance to visit due to my spring break! What got me excited was that I knew it was the season of cherry blossoms in Japan. Luckily, this year cherry blossoms arrived earlier than expected. I have seen cherry blossoms in
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Away from theme parks!
I am back from another great vacation but before I update, I am going to continue from where I left! San Diego. The last couple days in San Diego were spent away from theme parks.We went visited some local places there like… Picturesque LaJolla coast line On the way to Mt Soledad: Mount Soledad – towers