Ahhh. ARIZONA! The last state I visited for this trip. I got to visit Sharleen, who is (gasp) another friend I met on exchange. π I’ve already visited her once, last May, in Philadelphia when I attended her graduation. We also went to New York for two days in May 2010. But this time, I got to visit her in her hometown of Scottsdale, AZ. I hadn’t been to Arizona since I was 9- visiting the Grand Canyon with my family. So it was really nice to see cacti again. I am sad; however, since I didn’t get to see any tumbleweed!
First meal in Arizona? In-N-Out. Oh yes π Imagine my excitement when I found out they had In-N-Outs in Arizona π
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Saguaro cacti, with holes…
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We got to visit the Railway Park in Scottsdale too…
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Took a ride around the park on a train. Sharleen and I were definitely the oldest people on the train who didn’t have children. Ahaha.
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Mini tracks and mini railroad crossing sign …
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I loved this tree <3
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Sharleen is a cactus?
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Also <3 this tree…
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Isn’t this the coolest library entrance EVER? The exterior was made of rusted metal.
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A cool tree (palo verde?) at Taliesin West
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Taliesin West. Where Frank Lloyd Wright (an architect) lived, worked and taught in the winter months π He had another home in Wisconsin.
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Citrus grove
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After touring Taliesin West, we visited the nearby city of Fountain Springs- where, as the name suggests, there is a GIANT fountain that goes off for 15 min. on the hour, every hour π
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The fountain really was huge!
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Aw. Cacti need support too π
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My lunch at True Food Kitchen. I mainly took this picture to show my mom that I ate VEGETABLES! Their dressing for the kale salad was pretty tasty π [Coming from me, the most anti-vegetable person ever, that’s gotta mean something!]
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π Such a cool lamp. Inside Anthropologie, of course.
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Trail xing signs were a common sight in Scottsdale π
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Ooh. And since I had never been to a teppanyaki before, Sharleen took me to one!
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Our chef. Who was -hilarious-
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Frying fried rice!
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He set our plates on fire!
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This couple at our table was celebrating their anniversary, so our chef shaped the rice into a heart shape!
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And he did cool tricks…
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π I had the calamari steak. Such deliciousness.
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GIANT FLAME. He also made an onion volcano/train… So amazing.
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π Coming up: Arizona, Part 2. And portraits in Sedona! <3
One response to “Travel | Arizona (1/2)”
I had no idea there was a chocolate mint herb. Sooo cool! Your photos make me wanna start my own herb garden. π