
the trees and the jungle have taken over the Ta Prohm temples51 views
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look at the massive roots of this tree growing all over one of the buildings at Ta Prohm51 views
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a floating village on the lake - more than 1 million people live on or around the Tonle Sap51 views
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they use these elaborate bamboo setups to catch fish - fish from the Tonle Sap is the main source of protein for most of the population of Cambodia51 views
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a house moving to another location on the lake - the boat in front is pulling the 2 houses which are attached together51 views
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boating past the mangrove in the Tonle Sap51 views
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some of these floating houses even have potted gardens in the front51 views
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pigs sleeping in the afternoon sun in their floating pen. the naked little boy in the background is being given a bath51 views
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me standing between two celestial dancers51 views
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Apsaras51 views
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on the Tonle Sap51 views
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a house on the Tonle Sap lake51 views
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Mishti Panir Chora - the area is named after this stream ("Sweet Water Stream") which flows down from the hills and meets the ocean here. u can see the strip of the evergreen forest by the shore.51 views
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the lungi (known as "sarong" in s.e. asia) is also versatile. this little boy pulled up his lungi to make it into a hood and body covering - against the drizzle51 views
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praying at one of the many temples. people spend hours just sitting, hanging out, meditating, praying - it was really nice51 views
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this bell was stolen by the british (they loved looting artifacts). but it sank in the river & they were unable to pull it up. finally they told the burmese they could have their bell back; the burmese put logs under & floated it51 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw51 views
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the barge takes the buddhas from village to village around Inle Lake to bless each monastery, which takes 20 days to complete since there are so many monasteries on the lake51 views
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at a silver workshop on the lake51 views
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this pagoda on the lake is quite big surprisingly51 views
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HSBC bank headquarters — apparently the most expensive building at the time it was built51 views
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