sept 15, 2016 - #japan day 4 chinatowns are everywhere! wandered around #kobe after a quick #dimsum #lunch at my aunt's friend's place and walked through the #historic #chinatown (called #nakinmachi) #district which was really cool to see! #super #latergram of #solo #traveling #adventures (at Nankin-machi)

#terrariums with #tiny #succulents and #delicious #icecreamcake for @laiyeelori's #birthday #celebration 🎂 hope you had a #wonderful birthday!! (at Saranac Apartments)

sept 14 - #japan day 3 over a year ago. third and last stop on the #morning tour with #sunrise #tours - #kyoto #imperial #palace! we couldn't take #photos inside where there were some #gorgeous #murals/#paper #screens but the whole #complex was really #beautiful. I believe this is the #jomeimon #gate which leads to the #shishenden #main #hall which is where the most important #ceremonial #building within the palace grounds. #super #latergram of #solo #adventures #traveling #takemebacktuesday (at Kyoto Imperial Palace)

#beautiful #ceiling #designs at #canterbury #cathedral. saw so much #pretty #architecture on my trip! 😍 more to come 😜 #latergram #takemebacktuesday #vacation #uk #travels (at Canterbury Cathedral)

Sept 13: #Japan day 2 #pretty #patterns made by #japanese #maple at a #rest #stop on the way up to the #monkey #park in #arashiyama, #kyoto 🍁 super #lategram haha #solo #travel #adventures (at Arashiyama)

#latergram of #pretty #japanese #maple #leaves seen while at #kyomizudera in #kyoto 🍁 #solo #travels #exploring and #adventuring #japan! (at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan)

still day 1 in #kyoto (sept 12) - made it to #kyomizudera! super hot and crowded that day but i would def like to come back in the fall and see it at night! love that you can see kyoto in the background but the construction was ugh #latergram #solo #travels #japan #adventuring #exploring (at 清水寺　Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto)

#scene seen while leaving #fushimiinari #shrine ⛩️ lots going on here hehe 😜 super #latergram #solo #traveling #vacation #exploring #kyoto #japan (at 伏見稻荷大社)

super #latergram of #thousands of #beautiful #paper #origami #cranes at #fushimiinari #solo #traveling and #exploring for #vacation in #kyoto, #japan (at Fushimi Inari-taisha)

lone red #torii #gate on a side road at #fushimiinari super #latergram of #solo #adventuring in #japan in #september - much more to come! #traveling #vacation #kyoto (at Fushimi Inari-taisha)

ok, not an orchid but we stumbled upon these #aechmea "#bluetango" #plants (/#flowers?) and i really like the look they got going on! haha #latergram #exploring the #orchid #exhibit at the #newyork #botanical #garden with @tinazhujie~~ #nyclife (at The New York Botanical Garden)

our last #meal in #reykjavik, #iceland - #delicious #lunch of #ling #fish at #snaps! highly recommend! 😋 #latergram #travels #vacation (at Snaps Bistro)

to whomever i told i was done postig pictures of iceland and norway.... I'm sorry. i lied. will try to finish up tonight! 😲 we hurridly visited the #hallgrimskirkja #church on our last day in #reykjavik - it was #majestic! sorry super #latergram #iceland #vacation #travels (at Hallgrímskirkja)

not super clear but twas #snowing while we were at the #bluelagoon! ❄ the experience of #soaking in a #hotspring #outdoors while it's snowing is the best hehe 😊 #latergram #iceland #vacation #travels (at Blue Lagoon Iceland)

it was a dark, #rainy, and #windy #night but we managed to stop by for a glimpse of the #royalpalace! we managed to catch the #changing of the #guards which was pretty cool💂 it's amazing you can walk pretty much right to the front door of the palace! #latergram #oslo #norway #travels #vacation (at Oslo Royal Palace)

climbed all the way up the #oslo #operahouse! saw some pretty cool #architecture while on #vacation in #norway hehe #latergram (at Oslo Opera House)

#amazing #last #supper with @cathycathyyu and @fjulozada last night! we're gonna miss you guys so much! ❤ #delicious #paccheri (#ragu and #provolone #piccante), #woodfired #garlic #chicken, #brusselssprouts with #pancetta, #pecorino, and #breadcrumbs, and #roman #style #squash #dumplings with #brownbutter and #sage other half of our meal not pictured...twas a #feast indeed lol. #saturday #nights #nyclife #tribeca (at Locanda Verde)