South Florida - Miami

Here are some photos from my travels to Miami in September 2014.

Ocean Drive public restrooms

Ocean Drive hotels and restaurants

Lifeguard station 

Lifeguard station

South Florida - Everglades

Here are photos from my trip to the Everglades in September 2014. We avoided getting bitten by mosquitoes by putting on tons of bug spray!

Plants in water = pretty [to me].

Can you spot the alligator?

Thought the reflection of the clouds in the swamp was cool. :D

From another angle.

"It feels like we're in Africa!"

Japan pics!

I was fortunate to visit Tokyo to see family in Fall 2013. It was beautiful then. Here are a few of the photographs that I took. More to come.

Meiji Shrine - a wedding was in progress when we visited.

Meiji Shrine - prayers that people left around the tree, such as for good luck on exams.

Meiji Shrine - sunshine peeking through the trees.

Shinjuku Gardens 

Shinjuku Gardens

Harajuku

Thamel

My mom's childhood home in Thamel (in Kathmandu, Nepal). The house could be 300-600 years old. No one really knows. The ceilings are so low. The house is made out of mud and brick.

Graffiti art in Nepal

The colors and the messages in this graffiti art are so positive. I was surprised seeing it. These photos were taken in Jawalakhel, near my grandfather's house.

Happy Nepali New Year!

Happy Nepali New Year 2071! 

This photo was taken outside of my mom's childhood home in Thamel--an old part of Kathmandu--during my trip to Nepal in Fall 2013.

There are many groups of people that celebrate their new years in this time of the year, such as Bengal, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Nice of Secretary of State John Kerry to acknowledge them on behalf of the president.  Happy New Year!