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the causeway leading to Angkor Wat50 views
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all life takes place on the water. here's a floating pig pen. even the pigs spend their lives in the midst of the lake50 views
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Chuck & I hired one of these boats by ourselves and went around the lake50 views
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selling vegetables and fruits50 views
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a woman at one of the houses doing her day's grocery shopping from the produce sellers that ply the lake on their canoes50 views
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the steps were so narrow and so steep it was like climbing a vertical stone wall, with no railing to hold on to & the steps falling apart in places. once you started climbing, changing your mind was out of the question, & the only way to go was up50 viewsi could only imagine falling and cracking my skull on the stone courtyard below. my fingers were all slippery with sweat in fear, which made it even harder to grasp the crevices in the narrow smooth stone steps. apparently, they designed the towers with such steep & narrow steps like this to create an impression of reaching to the heavens, and also to make it difficult for mere mortals to reach the gods (gods are not supposed to be easily accessible).
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entering Angkor Thom. the statues along the left side of the road represent the forces of evil, and the ones on the right represent the good50 views
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the Terrace of the Elephants - the terrace was used by one of the Angkor kings (who built it) to watch his army50 views
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views of Cox's Bazaar at dusk from the roof of the BRAC building50 views
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this woman is fanning the Buddha for merit (see the long string she's pulling that moves the fan over the buddha's head)50 views
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary50 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)50 views
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smiling vendors at the temple50 views
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some of the 9000 buddha statues inside the cave. some have been there since the 11th century. unfortunately, recently it was decided to paint these statues in gold and red, which destroyed their beauty50 views
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this cat is jumping through the hoop - you can see it in the air with its ears through the hoop50 views
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view from top of Mandalay Hill. at sunset thousands of dragonflies were dancing around the hill in giant clouds50 views
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