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  • Cambodia: Land O’ Temples

    Posted on December 29th, 2005 dabao No comments

    Here are some initial pics from Cambodia, more to come . . .

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    Postcard shot: Angkor Wat

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    BuddhiTourism??

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    The waterfall pool at our hotel . . . Cambodian luxury . . . wish I could relive those massages too . . . mmmmmm

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    The family in front of an overgrown temple (trees growing into the walls and doorways)

  • Temples, temples and more temples

    Posted on December 28th, 2005 dabao No comments

    Yes, after about 12 temples in the last two days I am all templed out. Its bad enough that all of them look the same (piles of mildewed bricks piled in columns), people here have really no solid idea why they were built, what they were used for, etc. So we basically go around looking at the same thing, take the same pictures . . . for all I know, we are going to the same place every time, piling back on the bus, driving around in circles and going back to the same place again.

    Hmmm, this afternoon we visit the fabled Angkor Wat. Maybe this one will be better.

  • Day 1 in Cambodia

    Posted on December 26th, 2005 dabao No comments

    After five days in Shanghai and a night in Taipei, I am finally in Cambodia. Its gonna be five days of fun fun fun! So far, can’t complain, came off the plane and checked into a brand new five star hotel in Siem Reap near the Angkor temples in Eastern Cambodia. The rooms are beautiful, the service is amazing and the food so far hasn’t upset my stomach. Toured the Tongle Sap lake (1/3 the size of Taiwan), got a free 1hr full body massage (a woman this time – man massages weird me out) and then had a nice buffet dinner (mmmmmm good satays) and took a tricycle ride back to the hotel. Just found out that the spa/sauna is open til 10 so will probably hit that up soon . . . ahhhhh life is good