Nara, Japan | May 2019


Nara Park

Visiting the deer in Nara was one of my favorite parts of the trip. Deer pretty much run the place - they are absolutely everywhere! Being the huge animal lover I am, I was living for it.

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Hanging out with one of many beautiful, sweet deer I met! Some of them just loved to be pet.

Japan has the CUTEST food - that’s a pastry with a deer on it!


Isuien Garden

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Click these to enlarge and scroll through to take a closer look! I was obsessed with the variety of fern.


Kōfuku-ji temple grounds

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Tōdai-ji, great buddha hall


…and a few fun ones from the hotel!

Yep, that’s a beer vending machine!

Several options of Kirin available.

Several options of Kirin available.

A lot of hotel rooms in Japan are really tiny - can cause a little claustrophobia, but they are so cute!

Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan | May 2019

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Minneapolis, Minnesota | July 2019

Black Coffee and Waffle Bar, Minneapolis

Black Coffee and Waffle Bar, Minneapolis

Minnehaha Falls

mill ruins park // stone arch bridge

Hudson, WI

We drove about an hour to get to the border of Wisconsin - just to check state #25 off my list, and to have some AMAZING cheese curds!

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