Kyle's World

Guide

page for me to put my photos (mostly from traveling)

scroll through or jump to a section:

korea + japan

kumamoto
kagoshima
nikko
kamakura
tokyo
nara
kyoto
osaka
busan

china + taiwan

taipei
beijing
suzhou
shanghai

camino frances

camino midpoint
camino start
geneva

(newest stuff is at the top)

Kumamoto

ramen

Kumamoto

kumamon chair

Kumamoto

statue of the rule who built kumamoto castle

Kumamoto

kumamoto street

Kumamoto

omurice

Kumamoto

so hungry we are a horse (raw horse meat)

Kumamoto

grant munchin on some watermelon

Kumamoto

kumamon bench

Kumamoto

kumamon

Kumamoto

drawing in our hotel

Kagoshima

being bag fat american on the train back

Kagoshima

lawsons vs family mart side by side

Kagoshima

ferris wheel

Kagoshima

small shrine

Kagoshima

view of kagoshima (with sakurajima in the background)

Kagoshima

trail to the city viewpoint

Sakurajima

stray cat that sat in our laps after the food bath

Sakurajima

natural hot spring foot bath

Sakurajima

volcanic rock beach

Sakurajima

cloudy view of sakurajima

Kagoshima

kagoshima ferry to sakurajima

Nikko

kanmangafuchi abyss statues

Nikko

entrance to kanmangafuchi abyss

Nikko

street in nikko

Nikko

5 story pagoda in the toshogu shrine

Nikko

paper lanterns

Nikko

grave of the first tokugawa shogun

Nikko

gate to toshogu shrine, dedicated to the founder of the tokugawa shogunate

Nikko

ramen with nikko's specialty tofu skin

Nikko

garden trail

Nikko

garden

Nikko

iconic shinkyo bridge

Nikko

welcome sign to nikko

Nikko

train to nikko

Enoshima

view of enoshima

Enoshima

shop in enoshima

Enoshima

entrance gate to enoshima

Kamakura

beach

Kamakura

famous train crossing from slam dunk

Kamakura

retro gaming shop

Kotoku-in Temple

kotoku-in buddhist temple

Kamakura

kamakura street

Kamakura

custard treat

Tokyo

tokyo street

Tokyo

view of the tokyo skytree

Tokyo

thank you to megumi for showing us a bit of tokyo

Tokyo

natto (fermented soy beans)

Sashimi

sashimi

Tokyo

samurai armor

Tokyo

entrance to tokyo national museum

Tokyo

bought some old city-pop records as souvenirs (tatsuro yamashita & eiichi ohtaki)

Tokyo

random subway hall with an old record shop

Tokyo

anime mascots for the tokyo subway

Sensō-ji Temple

sensō-ji temple garden

Sensō-ji Temple

sensō-ji temple

Sensō-ji Temple

sensō-ji temple

Tokyo

soba and katsudon

Tokyo

view from middle of tokyo tower

Tokyo

group pic at tokyo tower

Tokyo

tokyo tower

Tokyo

teamlabs borderless

Tokyo

teamlabs borderless

Tokyo

shibuya crossing

Tokyo

statue of hachiko

Tokyo

ramen

Tokyo

tokyo street

Tokyo

tokyo street

Tokyo

steak

Tokyo

ready to eat with the anime bib

Nara Park

ramen

Nara Park

group photo with the deer

Nara Park

little fawn deer

Nara Park

cluster of deer that crossed the road together

Nara Park

deer

Nara Park

deer

Nara Park

petting the chill deer

Nara Park

deer biting andrew for a snack

Kyoto Hotel

state of our hotel room

Kyoto Tower

kyoto tower

Honke Daiichi Asahi Honten

honke daiichi food

Honke Daiichi Asahi Honten

#1 ramen shop in kyoto, honke daiichi restaurant (very good, thank you hunter & alisha for the rec)

Fushimi Inari Shrine

frog statues

Fushimi Inari Shrine

post hike group photo

Fushimi Inari Shrine

resting at the vending machine at the top of mount inari

Fushimi Inari Shrine

view from halfway up mount inari

Fushimi Inari Shrine

stray cat resting at the torii gates

Fushimi Inari Shrine

row of torii gates at fushimi inari shrine

Fushimi Inari Shrine

torii gate

Kyoto Food

yummy food

Yasaka Pagoda

historic street near yasaka pagoda

Yasaka Pagoda

historic street near yasaka pagoda

Yasaka Pagoda

yasaka pagoda

Bento Box

bento box meal

Kōdaiji Temple

view from outside kōdaiji temple

Kōdaiji Temple

bamboo garden at kōdaiji temple

Kōdaiji Temple

garden in kōdaiji temple

Kyoto Shop

tempura stand

Osaka Food

food

Pokemon Center

pokemon center in osaka

Osaka Market Street

market street

Osaka Food

ramen

Minoh Falls

minoh falls

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

multi-colored stamp card from katsuoji temple

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

railing covered in daruma dolls

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

my own daruma doll

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

texas a&m spotted??

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

main katsuoji temple

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

stream surrounded by daruma dolls

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

wall of daruma dolls

Osaka Katsuoji Temple

entrance to katsuoji temple

Osaka 7-Eleven

7-eleven haul

Osaka Phonebooth

phonebooth

Osaka Castle

group photo taken by a nice chinese tourist group

Osaka Castle

grant slav squatting

Osaka Castle

osaka castle

Osaka Dotonbori

inside the ferris wheel(?)

Osaka Dotonbori

view from top of ferris wheel thing(?)

Osaka Dotonbori

once piece underwear in souvenir shop???

Osaka Dotonbori

street performer's chilled out cat

Osaka Dotonbori

famous gilco running man sign

Osaka Dotonbori

view of dotonbori area of osaka

Osaka Shinsekai Market

Market stall

Osaka Shinsekai Market

yummy noodles

Osaka Shinsekai Market

street shop

Osaka Shinsekai Market

pringles store

Osaka Shinsekai Market

osaka's shinsekai market

Busan Food

bbq chicken food

Busan Sunset

beach sunset

Miffy Store

miffy store in busan

Sand Art

massive sand art structures on beach

Busan Towers

tall towers in busan

Dalgona

dalgona street food that we got

Haedon Yonggungsa Temple

stray cat that came to us while eating

Haedon Yonggungsa Temple

prayer at haedon yonggungsa temple

Haedon Yonggungsa Temple

golden pigs at haedon yonggungsa temple

Haedon Yonggungsa Temple

canopy of prayers at haedon yonggungsa temple

Haedon Yonggungsa Temple

view of haedon yonggungsa temple in busan

Busan Food

bulgogi

Haeundae Blueline Park

heart structure

Haeundae Blueline Park

me at the skybridge

Haeundae Blueline Park

caught standing

Haeundae Blueline Park

skybridge view point of korean coast

Haeundae Blueline Park

lighthouse surrounded by tetrapods

Haeundae Blueline Park

twice themed train (my faves)

Haeundae Blueline Park

bts themed train

Haeundae Blueline Park

view of stop in haeundae blueline park

Haeundae Blueline Park

entrance to haeundae blueline park in busan

Samgwangsa Temple

samgwangsa temple

Busan Tetrapods

up close and personal with the tetrapods

Igidae Coastal Path

squared up

Igidae Coastal Path

suspension bridge

Igidae Coastal Path

group photo while hiking

Igidae Coastal Path

view from the igidae coastal path in busan

Busan Tetrapods

tetrapod minis near the coast

Huinnyeoul Cultural Village

busan's official mascot, boogi the seagull

Huinnyeoul Cultural Village

big o at the bus stop

Huinnyeoul Cultural Village

view from busan's huinnyeoul cultural village

Gukje Market

tteokbokki street food

Gukje Market

bready street food

Gukje Market

gukje market in busan

Busan Gamcheon

cat art at gamcheon

Busan Gamcheon

tilted gamcheon street

Busan Gamcheon

the little prince museum in gamcheon

Busan Gamcheon

gamcheon view w/ grant

Busan Gamcheon

cat wall art at gamcheon

Busan Gamcheon

view of busan's gamcheon cultural village

Busan Gamcheon

anime buckys at gamcheon

Busan Breakfast

breakfast in busan cafe

Busan Street

street in busan

Busan Art

wall art in busan

Busan Airport

snoozin on the plane

Busan Airport

busan airport feet thing??

Squid Games??!?

squid game event happening outside the chiang kai-shek memorial

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

chiang kai-shek memorial hall

National Concert Hall

national concert hall of taiwan

Memorial Hall Gate

gate surrounding the area of the chiang kai-shek memorial hall

Arcade

claw game action in a taipei arcade (i did not win, even with the stance)

Taipei 101

view of taipei 101 (the subway line came out right under it, but we did not go up)

Taipei Street

street in taipei

Taipei Street

street in taipei

Taipei Street

street in taipei

7/11

the goat 7/11 right across the street from our taipei hotel

Durian

got to check off trying fresh durian from my bucket list at a taipei night market (i give it a thumbs up)

Taipei Night Market

one of taipei's famous night markets

Taipei Night Market

one of taipei's famous night markets

Taipei Night Market

gate to one of taipei's famous night markets

Taipei Skyline Sunset

view of the taipei skyline at sunset from near the top of elephant mountain

Elephant Mountain

stone while climbing up elephant mountain in taipei

Taipei Street

street in taipei leading up to elephant mountain

Pokemon Go

got caught playing pokemon go soon after arriving in taipei (i could not play in china)

Airplane

big back behavior on the plane

Temple of Heaven

temple of heaven in beijing (visited by the emperor for prayer ceremonies)

Summer Palace

roofs of the summer palace in beijing

Summer Palace

summer palace in beijing

Summer Palace

long hallway of art in the summer palace in beijing

Summer Palace

summer palace in beijing

Forbidden City

side street in the forbidden city

Forbidden City Statue

statue in the forbidden city

Forbidden City

forbidden city in beijing (the walled city where the emperor used to live)

Tiananmen Square

large gate bordering tiananmen square and the forbidden city

Alpine

alpine slide we took to get down from the great wall of china

Great Wall Side

side of the great wall of china

Great Wall

us at the great wall of china

Great Wall

great wall of china

Rained In

it started absolutely pouring while sydney and i were doing laundry in the teeny tiny outdoor laundry room the hotel had

Pudding Cat

the hotel owners' cat who wandered into our room (his name is pudding)

Beijing Building

building in beijing

Beijing Street

street in beijing

Beijing Street

street in beijing

Beijing Street

street in beijing

Beijing Cat

sleeping cat on a car spotted on a beijing walk

Beijing Station

station in beijing where we arrived by train

Suzhou Street

street in suzhou

Suzhou Street

street in suzhou

Soup

soup

Suzhou Polaroid

polaroid photo given to us by the boat couple

Suzhou Boat Couple

nice couple we met on a boat tour in suzhou

Suzhou Boat

boat ride through the canals of suzhou (not heard is romantic singing of an old chinese man)

Suzhou Shop

pretty looking shop on a suzhou street

Suzhou Canal

one of the many canals in suzhou

Hot Pot

very tasty and very cheap hot pot

Mr. Bubbles

group photo with mr bubbles

Peanut Fight

grant and i fighting for the last peanuts

Juice Boxes

grant double fisting juice boxes in downtown shanghai

Shanghai Park

park in shanghai

Jing'an Temple Group

group photo at jing'an temple

Jing'an Temple

at jing'an temple

Jing'an Temple

jing'an temple hallway entrance

Jing'an Temple Buddha

jing'an temple buddha statue

Jing'an Temple

at jing'an temple

Jing'an Temple

jing'an buddhist temple in downtown shanghai

Minion Painting

fine art on display in a shanghai subway tunnel

Shanghai Propaganda

propaganda poster in the propaganda art museum

Shanghai Propaganda

collection of souvenir propaganda posters for sale

Mr. Bubbles

posing with the mascot of our hotel (his name is mr bubbles)

French Concession

street in the french concession area in shanghai

French Concession

street in the french concession area in shanghai

Shanghai Architecture

some stereotypical communist architecture found in shanghai

Shanghai Street

view of a shanghai street at night

Soup

soup

Shanghai Tower View

view from the top of shanghai tower (3rd tallest in the world)

Pearl Tower

group picture with the famous pearl tower in the background (we unfortunately did not go up - we had to choose between it and shanghai tower, and chose the tower instead)

Shanghai Skyscrapers

view walking up to shanghai skyscrapers

Dim Sum

dim sum in the yuyuan bazaar

Yu Gardens

inside the pretty yu gardens in shanghai

Yu Gardens

inside the pretty yu gardens in shanghai

Yu Gardens

inside the pretty yu gardens in shanghai

Scallion Pancake

scallion pancake street food (tasty)

Yuyuan Bazaar Shops

shopping street in the yuyuan bazaar

Yuyuan Bazaar

yuyuan bazaar view from outside yu gardens

Bubble Tea

bubble tea break

Shanghai Breakfast

lovely breakfast from the bakery down the street for our shanghai hotel

Shanghai Skyline

skyline of shanghai from the bund

Afraid Pillow

i'm afraid of what might happen if i relax...

Performance

performance we got to see inside the cathedral in conques

Food

us eating after finishing

Final Steps

us arriving at the cathedral in conques

Conques Cathedral

the cathedral in conques

Conques

walking through conques

Conques

walking through conques

Conques

walking through conques (one of the most pretty cities i have been to - it supposedly inspired beauty and the beast)

Conques Entrance

entering our final destination, conques

Walking View

view while walking (day 10)

Last Sign

the last sign leading us to our final destination

Walking View

view while walking (day 10)

Walking View

view while walking (day 10)

Walking View

view while walking (day 10)

Walking View

view while walking (day 10)

Cathedral

inside a cathedral

Gîte

view from inside our room

Le Barthas Gîte

gîte in le barthas where we stayed for day 9 (they ran out of beds in our original city so the owner drove us to a different city with space)

Sheep

sheep

Walking View

view while walking (day 9)

Walking View

view while walking (day 9)

Building

building found while walking

Baguette

jackson and i posing with the extra baguette given to us by the glamping owner (who was very nice)

Villecomtal

view of villecomtal

Villecomtal

view of villecomtal

Villecomtal

view of villecomtal

Restaurant

restaurant in town where we ate

Horse

horse

Breakfast

breakfast included in our glamping stay

Glamping

instead of a gîte, we stayed at a glamping site (glamorous camping) 20 minutes outside of town

Villecomtal

our destination for day 7, villecomtal

Snackie Time

enjoying a snack after it stopped raining

Walking View

view while walking (day 7)

Walking View

view while walking (day 7)

Leaving

crossing the river leaving estaing

Estaing

view of the town of estaing

Stained Glass

stained glass in estaing

Food

vegetable soup dinner we cooked

Gîte

old 3 story building where we stayed in saint-côme-d'olt

Saint-Côme-d'Olt

street view in saint-côme-d'olt

Walking View

view while walking (day 6)

Pilgrim Post

another post

Signed Rock

rock we found at a rest spot in the forest covered in pilgrim names/writings

Walking View

bridge over a stream in a forest

Walking View

view while walking (day 6)

Beast of Gévaudan

statue of the beast of gévaudan, since we are near the region where the legend originated from

Pizza

automatic pizza stand grant was happy to find

Saint Chely d'Apcher

our destination city for day 5 walking, saint chely d'apcher - had to take a detour since no beds were available in our original destination

Walking View

view while walking (day 5)

Walking View

view while walking (day 5)

Walking View

view while walking (day 5)

Flowers

laying in the flowers

Aligot

had traditional aligot (mixture of mashed potatoes and local cheese)

Restaurant

restaurant attached to a gîte where we ate (but did not stay)

Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole

view from walking around saint-alban-sur-limagnole

Washing Machines

outdoor washing machines on the outskirts of town - normally we wash clothes in the sink, but since this is a rest day, we managed to find machines we could use instead

Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole

view walking to our destination for day 3, saint-alban-sur-limagnole

Church

small church in the middle of our path, with a large scallop in front

Walking View

view while walking (day 3)

Walking View

view while walking (day 3)

Sign

example sign that points what path pilgrims should take - the shell indicates the camino de santiago pilgrimage, the white/red marks indicate the route we are on (the GR65 route)

Walking View