U.S. Travel Diary: May 9th – A Duke University Adventure 🏃‍♂️🎓

📍 "Raleigh Day 2: Where Gothic spires meet Japanese zen—all before breakfast!" 🌅 Morning Run Through History 🏛️ East Campus: "Duke’s freshman kingdom—Georgian red bricks so symmetrical, they’d make math majors weep!" 🧮 Design nerd alert: "Cross-axis layout + classical gardens = Ivy League vibes on a Southern budget!" 🌳 🌸 Duke Gardens (East Gate): Japanese Zone: "Mini zen garden with a koi pond—meditation* or Instagram? Both!"* 🎋 "Pro tip**: "Go early—butterflies outnumber tourists!"* 🦋 ⛪ West Campus Gothic Glory Duke Chapel: "Flying buttresses and stained glass so bright, they’ll convert even atheists!" ✝️🌈 Architecture geekout: "Ribbed vaults taller than NBA dreams!" 🏀 🏨 Hotel Switch: Millennium Magic 🚐 Duke Inn’s free shuttle: *"3km radius = no Uber fees (or parental guilt)!"* 💸 🏊 Kid’s Apartment: "Pool view wasted on grad-school grind—tragic!" 📚😭 #DukeDiaries #CampusCrawls #SouthernGothic