Much Ado About Us

Friday, June 24, 2011

End-of-the-Trip Statistics

We had an incredible journey and like Dorothy said, "There's no place like home."

306 Days in Asia and SE Asia

11 Countries

154 Blog Posts

180,910 Pictures Taken

7,000 Pictures Kept
39 Flights
44 Hotels
867 Meals at Restaurants
87 Books Read
33 Modes of Transportation
4 Visas
4 Spats

Relaxing in the Jardin and gazing at the Parroquia.

Members of the Los Locos Parade asked me to be in their picture!

This year's parade was on Father's Day, over 10,000 people participated.

Mother's Day breakfast

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

We found Ta Prohm, a 12th century Buddhist temple, to be in a more natural state of only partial conservation where they allowed us to see how the surrounding jungle with the giant spung trees roots encroached on the temple.

It was surprising to see a dinosaur included in the carvings.

Banteay Srei

Banteay Seri means "Citadel of the Women" and is considered to be the jewel in the crown of Angkorian artisanship. It is cut from pinkish sandstone and includes some of the finest stone carving seen anywhere on earth. In many ways we found it more interesting than Angkor Wat.

An upside-down Lotus.

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap

As we were walking toward Angkor Wat on the causeway, the statement "the mother of all temples" became evident. Its believed to be the largest religious building in the world. It's the best preserved of the numerous temples in the area and visited by 2.5 million people annually. In the 12th century it took 300,000 workers, 40 years to complete. It was part of a city that at the time had a million inhabitants as compared to London which had 50,000.

Why go in through through the main entrance when you can crawl in through a window?

The temple is famous for its beguiling heavenly nymphs apsaras; more than 3,000 unique apsaras are carved into the walls and there are 37 different hairstyles.