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Hawaii Photo Diary

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I had an opportunity to go to Hawaii the end of last month and here are some photos from the trip. I was only there for two nights, but it was great to soak up the sun shine, relax at the beach and get a lot of reading done. After watching the show “The Borgias“, I really got in to the Cesare Borgia character (mainly because he was cute in the show, but it is said that real Cesare Borgia was considered to be the most beautiful man in the 15th century), which led me to read books on Lucrezia Borgia (younger sister of Cesare), other women in Italian Renaissance including Caterina Sforza and Isabella D’este and the Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. I was told that you read the Prince in school if you go to American school, but since I went through Japanese education up to high school, I was never introduced to the book. So it was great to spend all my time reading, but I won’t lie, by the end of the first day, I wanted to go home. Hawaii was too beautiful not to share with someone you love.
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All the random stuff I stock up when I have a chance to get to America land – antiperspirant, cold medicine, pretty napkins, brownie mix, mod podge… 写真 3 (2)DSC_0441 DSC_0446DSC_0447 DSC_0453

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I went to Fabric Mart in Honolulu.
1631 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu HI 96826

They had a pretty good selections on quilting cotton. I ended up only buying some patterns, one for wide legged pants and the other for girl’s dress.

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Washington DC Photo Diary

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During my last U.S. trip, I visited my sister who lives in Washington, D.C. area. I have been to D.C. a few times when I was a student. Every time, the place leaves me with fun memories. The weather was perfect – not too hot or too cold. I dressed casually since I was expecting to walk a lot. My sister and I ended up walking about 4 miles, starting from Union Station, stopping at some museums, and ended in the Geroge Town University area.
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{I’m wearing my DIY distressed denim. They are pretty much all I wore during my trip since I ate too much and my skinny jeans fit too snug. T-shirt is from T by Alexander Wang and jacket from Madewell.}
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The museums in D.C. are free of charge! This is so great. I love free entertainment! Living in Tokyo with a small child, visiting museums has become such a luxury. Not only is the museum admission expensive (usually about 1800 yen (18 USD) per person) but also small and impossible with a 3 year old.
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{We ended our day with sea food at the restaurant in George Town.}DC2014-10DC2014-11Pictures by Yumi

9月のアメリカ旅行中には、1泊でワシントンＤＣにいる妹のところに遊びに行ってきました。
ＤＣには以前も何度か行ったことがあるのですが、毎回ここ、いいな~って思って帰ってくる。

たくさんある美術館は入場料無料だし、ジョージタウンの街並みはステキだし。
また行きたいです。

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Philadelphia Photo Diary

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I am taking ten days off from sewing while traveling to NY, Philadelphia and DC. Here is part 1 of my photo diary. I brought my DSLR, but all the photos below were taken on iPhone 5 and edited with VSCOcam (my favorite iPhone app to edit photos with!). Processed with VSCOcam with c1 preset

{Leaving Narita airport. Love the view from the air plane.}Processed with VSCOcam with lv01 preset Processed with VSCOcam with c1 preset

{Philadelphia city hall. The architecture is very impressive. They were doing construction for a long time but finally they have finished the small fountain and open area with cafe.}

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{Souvenir – Babushka} Processed with VSCOcam with t1 preset

{I spent a good hour hanging out at a local super market. The varieties of things they have at American super markets are amazing. You can never get this many choices in Japan. For mere hot sauce, they have more than 20 different kinds!}Processed with VSCOcam with t1 preset

{We rented an apartment using Airbnb for the first time. We could not be happier with this cute apartment in University City, Philly. The place is well kept and is in convenient location. We rented a two-story row house with two bedrooms with two bathrooms. So much more comfortable than staying in a hotel, and we save a lot of money by cooking our own meals}Processed with VSCOcam with lv02 preset

{Revisited this street in Olde City. This is where I used to sell my handmade clothes during the monthly First Friday event. I used to sell pieces for $20, and it made me so happy to see people paying money for what I made.}purple nails and egg plants{Left: Ecletic purple nails  Right: Egg plant as big as Kiko’s head! You never see as big of an egg plant as this in Japan.}chie sig2

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