At a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, which looks very "Hindu-ish" in terms of its stylings and some icons (a Hindu Garuda-icon is at the top) showing that the line between Buddhism and Hinduism in Nepal is not always very clear-cut.

In the city of Kobe there are historical sights tucked away through out the modern buildings. This picture depicts a corner of the Ikuta Shrine in Japan with one of the many hotels in the background. The shrine is lost in the midst of department stores, restaurants and hotels. One would never know it is there if they were looking in the wrong direction.

After a nice long cable car ride to the top, this large building greeted us. The entire construction of the Kobe gardens in Japan is European in nature.

Pictured is the campus of Minjok Leadership Academy is a private boarding high school, located east of Seoul in a more rural area. This school was built with funds from a philathropist who wanted to create a learning institution to grow the next geneartion of leaders for South Korea. One of their goals is to produce the first Korean Nobelariiat. This exclusive boarding school combines modern and traditional overtones to create such a student. Students dress in pastel color Hamboks for uniform, taking classes such as archery or kumdo.