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Kailash Temple, Ellora Caves, India, dated from 600 to 1000 AD. There are 34 major caves at Ellora -Cave 16, as shown here, is the Kailasa Temple, a masterpiece of rock-cut architecture and sculpture.
Photos courtesy of Kirk Kittell.
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Paintings from the Ajanta Caves, India, dating from about the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD. The works these caves contain are considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
Photos courtesy of Tushar Dayal.
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I love them.
Monday:
Stacey’s been making some amazing soups for dinner! I need to look right for the wedding… but man it’s tough lol
Wednesday:
Made some Kim Chi Fried Rice for dinner!
Thursday:
Tyler came over and brought over some goodies that he brought back for us from Japan! Delicious Green Tea Biscuits!!!
Friday:
Stacey and I went to India Gate for lunch! It was VERY GOOD! I’m so glad to be near a bomb Indian spot!
After work, Stacey and I went to Stacey’s parents’ home for dinner! We got to see their new car! It was BALLER!!!! And Stacey’s mom made an amazing dinner!!!
Saturday:
After work, Stacey and I went out to eat with my parents!
Ari loves my dad haha
Then Stacey and I tried out this gelato spot in Maple Valley! It’s not too far from where my parents live and it was really delicious!
Sunday:
We went out to Serious Biscuits for brunch with Shellin and Justin! It was really good and it was fun times! Great meeting Justin! Stole this photo from Shellin, she had the best picture… LOL Thank you, Shellin!
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Have a great week, everyone!
My tourist partner, forever…
What’s vacation without…
Monday:
My grandmother literally does something all the time…
Stacey and I went out to have lunch with my cousin, Saewook and his gf! Saewook visited me a year and half ago when he was moving back to Korea from Vancouver… if you go back far enough, he’s in the blogs… haha Anyways, this was his only day off and it was great to spend some time with him! He picked a delicious Korean buffet restaurant! Great times!
Afterwards, we went and got some hoddok… lol Stacey really loves hoddok. We got yelled at for taking this picture…
She was cool with us taking pictures after we bought some hoddok… LOL 
It’s fun to play tourist.
We went shopping some more and Stacey found a coat! YAY! The stuff they sell at malls in Korea makes me laugh. lol 
We went back home afterwards. Because the chicken we had the night before wasn’t Frypan, Yeonjoo got Frypan for dinner! It’s SO GOOOOOD! haha
Tuesday:
We went and got some snacks to bring back in the morning. Most of them were really delicious!
For lunch, my mom’s cousin took us out for okonomiyaki!
After lunch, we grabbed some nutella latte and nutella sundae! AMAZING!
For dinner, we went out to Gangnam to meet up with my cousin’s family. They gave us an amazing wedding gift! They gave us our engagement photos with an UNBELIEVABLE album included! I was genuinely speechless. It was an amazing gesture and we were so moved. No words. And the pictures turned out AMAZING! I posted a few on instagram but I’ll post more :) We grabbed dinner and coffee in Gangnam before we said our goodbyes!
What a beautiful family.
Wednesday:
On our last day, we went out for food with my grandmother!
She’s a great woman. It made me incredibly sad cause I knew that these were going to be the last pictures that I take with her. As I leave, this is the last time that I’ll ever see her…
Before we left, we ordered some jjajangmyun though. lol 
We had to order in for Stacey to have that authentic experience…
Anyways,
As I leave, I reflected on so many things. This trip changed my perspective on life. I knew that I was visiting Korea to basically say “goodbye” to my grandmother. She won’t make it til the next time I visit, and most likely, not even when I get married. Life is weird thing. It’s awful that death is inevitable. But it’s beautiful because it comes to an end. It’s beautiful to build a family and watch them build their own. It was amazing to see my family. I haven’t seen so many of them in so long. They all have busy schedules, yet they made time for Stacey and me. I’m not sure what it’s like for other Korean-Americans but I was born in Seoul. It’s my hometown. My entire extended family lives there. I had a great trip and I’m so glad that Stacey came along with me. They all need to meet her and know who she is. And without being able to speak Korean, she won them over. She’s just that special. I’m glad she got to meet my mother’s mother. Life is a blessing and I will never forget that. 
10 Hour Flight later…
We’re back home! LOL It’s still Wednesday cause Korea is a day ahead. I don’t want to talk about the flight. Too many crying babies… Anyways. I got to open up my birthday gift. Stacey just gets me. Chicago 1’s. Beautiful.
Thursday:
I spent most of Wednesday sleeping. I was so tired. It was an exhausting trip. For lunch, we grabbed Garlic Crush and it was DELICIOUS! But they really messed up Stacey’s name… lol 
For dinner, we went over to Stacey’s parents house for dinner! Stacey’s mom made a delicious meal! We told them about our trip and showed them pictures!
Friday:
For lunch, we went to Bombay House for the first time! It’s a Vegeterian Indian spot and it’s very good!
For dinner, we went to Taqueria La Venadita with Jillian! It was very good and we haven’t seen Jillian since Christmas Eve. So, it was nice of her to hit us up :) 
We went to Yogurtland afterwards for the Dessert Queen to get her fix. But… they had this flavor. If you’re “The Parent Trap” fan… you understand.
Saturday:
Stacey and I hosted the NFC Divisional Game against the Panthers! MANNNN! The Seahawks did beautifully! But we expected nothing less! So much fun having Jason, Soojin, Tyler, Alan, and Kelli over! Special shout out to Stacey for cooking and cleaning. She puts in so much work for me to have a great Seahawks parties! :) We also used it as a “late” birthday party for me. lol So, Stacey made a nutella cake. She’s incredible forreals.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Have a great week, everyone!
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“A Gathering of Court Women", Folio from the Davis Album Object Name: Illustrated album leaf Date: late 17th–early 18th century Geography: India Culture: Islamic Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Dimensions: 13.12 in. high 8.25 in. wide (33.3 cm high 21 cm wide) Classification: Codices Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 Accession Number: 30.95.174.27 Metropolitan Museum of Art
keep your land, give me your riches and leave me the open sea
02.10.14:
i don’t know who this is, but she’s been haunting the margins of my notebooks for a few days now so she deserves a doodle. i’m thinking she’s some sort of indian pirate king with a huuuge fleet and a sea-based empire.
i played around with the settings on this one to get it more like my on-paper style, and i’m pretty pleased with the result. also played with transparency a lot - it’s one of the best things about digital drawing, in my opinion. <:
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Indian No. 6. Color lithograph by Francis Bedford, for the book, The Grammar of Ornament, written by Owen Jones. Published in 1868.
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