ORLANDO, Fla. – While you can see the love, visitors tell News 6 you can't really feel the heartache that weighs down on the plaza, unless you're there.
"A lot of pain, it's very, very sad," said Yomaira Mesa, looking at the memorial.
"This is surreal," said another visitor, Janice Turi.
Both women arrived at the memorial Friday during rainfall.
The weather added a somber effect to 49 pictures of the victims.
"The pictures have tears, today," said Marie Hammerling, as rain fell.
"This senseless tragedy, this is absolutely horrific what happened to these people," said Lauren Deming.
Friday was a tough day for some visitors to do their best to be 'Orlando Strong.'
Such as 83-year-old Vicki Zettler - a Japanese born World War II survivor.
"I could not believe it could happen in the USA," said Zettler. "It's bringing me back. This world is so crazy."
Vikki and her daughter brought flowers and a sign reading, "Love Rules, the 'American Dream' lives"
Believing in that dream, Wilma Pastrana, the wife of the governor of Puerto Rico, placed her island's flag.
The first lady told News 6 23 Puerto Ricans died in the massacre.
"My message here is to eliminate the hate," said Pastrana. "It's very sad because most of these people were young. They are in the middle of their lives."