Vịnh Hạ Long
2020年1月8日, ベトナム ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Ha Long (“descending dragon”) Bay consists of nearly 2000 limestone karst islets. I took a seaplane to view them.
“It is the wonder that one cannot impart to others.” –Hồ Chíもっと詳しく
Ha Long (“descending dragon”) Bay consists of nearly 2000 limestone karst islets. I took a seaplane to view them.
“It is the wonder that one cannot impart to others.” –Hồ Chíもっと詳しく
Crickets, silkworm larvae, grasshoppers, and a giant water bug. An upscale cafe (street bugs later, perhaps?) And then the power went out on the whole block.
Angkor Wat was built as a Hindu temple in the 12th century, but has since transitioned to Buddhism. The temple is an example of high classical Khmer architecture, and the inscriptions on the pillarsもっと詳しく
Ta Prohm is a Buddhist temple built about 38 years after Angkor Wat. Growing over the ruins are “spung” trees.
Went to a fantastic hole-in-the-wall local restaurant and had samlor, which is a Khmer soup made from a spicy curry base and variety of different ingredients (this one heavily featured pumpkin). Theもっと詳しく
Built in 1866-1870 when the capital was moved to Phnom Penh, the architectural style of the palace is Khmer with some French influence. It is currently occupied by King Norodom Sihamoni, a sort ofもっと詳しく
The Khmer Rouge, founded by Pol Pot and headed by a committee called Angkar (“the organization”), was an extremist communist group. Beginning on April 17th, 1975, the regime forced people to leaveもっと詳しく
旅行者 Gorgeous!