Finally: I can Digg. (uh.. dugg)

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digg2
digg2
digg1
digg1
As I mentioned in this post a half year ago I bought two digg counters from adafruit. Merel put her mind to it and put the kits together. And: tada! they work!.
Thanks Merel :-)

Resting day II

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terrace
terrace

Happy New Year!

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party pooper
party pooper
Let's be nice and say that they really tried. The guys from AKA organized a new years party at the pool.  A dinner with  caviar, oysters, foie gras etc etc. A set of party stuff (funny heads, confetti, rose petals and... a band.
The singer tried to sing classic jazz, her voice wasn't that bad but if only she could have understand english. She now sung a phonetic version of each song like "Smoke goes in yor Eggs", "Stranglers in the Nite" and "Jester Day".
We went to bed early and were vast asleep when 2008 started.
Happy New Year!

Elephants revisited

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relaxing on an elephant
relaxing on an elephant
Riding an Elephant is easy
Riding an Elephant is easy
Elephant shadow
Elephant shadow

In Hua Hin it is possible to rent an elephant and ride it your self, so we did and it was fun and not that difficult.

Pala-U waterfall

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Pala-U



deep in the jungle at the border of Burma
deep in the jungle at the border of Burma
ready to go
ready to go
having a break
having a break
taking a plunge in the waterfall
taking a plunge in the waterfall
boys swimming
boys swimming
butterfly
butterfly
butterfly
butterfly
Eddie in the jungle
Eddie in the jungle
We walked/climbed up the mountain of the Pala-U waterfall. It is on the border with Burma in the middle of the jungle. It has 15 levels but because of the border you cannot go further that level 6. It was a hard climb, but rewarding as we saw so many (and many kinds) butterflies we never saw before in the wild.

Resting day in Hua Hin

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villa with private swimming pool
villa with private swimming pool

Edelweiss?

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Edelweiss?
Edelweiss?
It turned out that Bangkok airways chartered Edelweiss to bring us back to Bangkok from Siem Reap. We had a Swiss pilot and I almost expected Julie Andrews as stewardess.

Even more temples...

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ox
ox
moat
moat
new head
new head
long hallways
long hallways
The jungle is winning
The jungle is winning
small temple
small temple
Angkor gate
Angkor gate
water temple (without the water)
water temple (without the water)


in one of a maze of rooms
in one of a maze of rooms

An other full day visiting and exploring temples in Angkor turned out to be  one surprise of beauty after one other. Sometimes the jungle wins, sometimes  time preserved the ruins.  This is something you never saw before, and probably will see again anywhere. The area is so large it is difficult to grasp the enormity of it. I can understand why people were and are humbled.This was our last day in Cambodia and it was an experience very worthwhile the trip. I hope the country will prosper and the people stay smiling along the way...

On our way to the temples of Angkor

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FOOD!
FOOD!
kids playing
kids playing
typical house in the jungle
typical house in the jungle
palm sugar boiling to make caramels
palm sugar boiling to make caramels
hindu god
hindu god
temple
temple
lizard
lizard
When driving around through the Cambodian landscape you notice that this country is nowhere as far as Thailand is. This is really a underdeveloped country. No decent roads, people are walking, biking and the housing is poor. After years and years of misery some things are changing for the best. Luckily the have this world wonder to help touristism. Hotels are being build, roads are being paved. The people are most friendly and optimistic. Let's hope things improve.

The hope of Cambodia

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brother and sister
brother and sister

lunch at Angkor

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waterchicken garlic with fresh pepperuh..ricespring rolls

Monks

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Monks on a bike
Monks on a bike



our men in Cambodia

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Yep: the car is taller then the driver...
Yep: the car is taller then the driver...
same smile as the King
same smile as the King


Guy selling guide books

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Guy
Guy

Sunrise at Angor Wat

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very early
very early
We got up at 5 to see the sunrise at 6. It was awesome!

Angkor Wat

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Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Monkeys
Monkeys
stories on the wall
stories on the wall
narrow doors
narrow doors
Vishnu
Vishnu
naked girls
naked girls
Monk expecting bad weather
Monk expecting bad weather
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
sun set over Angkor
sun set over Angkor

This is the world largest religious monument It has amazing carvings telling stories about the Khmer people and Buddhists stories. It is the proces of getting restored (as is the rest of Angkor). It was scorching hot when we visited but very worthwhile.
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