Asia (2008)
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My hotel room at Le Meridien
A well presented ice cream
Arriving in Angkor Wat
Apsaras on the external wall
A classic view of Angkor Wat
A cliche with a local monk
A monk walks by with a photographer
A horse on duty
All on board the horse carriages
Bridge to enter Angkor Thom
Entering Angkor Thom by the south gate
The mighty southern gate of Angkor Thom
Us tourists at the Bayon
Conquering Khmer army
Faces at the Bayon
Buddha statue
Sun illuminates the bright statue
Face to face with a Buddha statue
A replica of the reclining Buddha
Massage before lunch
My masseuse and her colleagues
Having a tour in our little electric buggies
Lake in the Cambodian Cultural Village
Our twilight football game
The Meridien at night
Beautiful path to our temple for dinner
Grandiose path
The path to Thomannon at night
Walking to the temple
A glorious setting for our last dinner
Some dining tables and the amazing scene
Splendid stage for our grand dinner
Conference group picture
On our way into Siem Reap
Walking around Siem Reap's market
Market life
A tourist in the market
Street in Siem Reap
Photo gallery
Taking a rest
Promenade along the river
Shops at night in Siem Reap
Night in Siem Reap's center
The Red Piano restaurant
Street view in Siem Reap
Street stalls
The former moat is invaded by water lilies
Arriving on the site of this temple eaten by the jungle
Mutual curiosity
A naga along the entrance path
First view of the ruins of the temple
Observing a naga statue
This temple resembles Angkor Wat but was not restaurated
Small offerings
Trees growing everywhere in the temple
Tree growing on top of the ruins
Amazing mix of vegetation and history
Jungle of the temple and nature
Finding our way around the maze
Outer courtyard of the temple
A real Indiana Jones temple
The charm of the site grows on us
Mix of stone and wood
Finding our way out
Banteay Srei entrance
The crowds at the temple
Sophisticated carvings
A small temple, but a jewel of craftsmanship
Library in Banteay Srei
One of the most elaborate scenes
Carvings for tourists
Buddha heads and statues for sale
Ta Promh's famous grandiose trees
Invasive trees in the temple
The eternal mix of nature and architecture
A famously invasive tree in Ta Promh
Exquisite artistry of kmer sculptures
Fisherman near the Pulau Ubin ferry terminal
A delicate flower
A tiny but colourful grasshopper
Hello, frog
Still butterfly
Laced woodpecker
The sea walk at Chek Jawa
Crab swimming in Chek Jawa
A lone heron at high tide
A group of mudskippers in the seagrass
Shore birds in Pulau Ubin
Fiddler crabs
Beauty of the mangrove
A nice crab in the mangrove
Close-up on beautiful crab colours
Bright red claws of this small crab
A mudskipper on land
Tree flower
A calm butterfly
A heron colony in an old quarry
Entire colony of herons
Philippine glossy starlings
A couple of Philippine glossy starlings
White-vented mynas foraging on the beach
A boy is fishing at the ferry terminal
An old man watches time go by
What's this crow up to?
Crow and friend
Our Sunday lunch
The sun sets in Singapore
The food for our housewarming
The live band
Colourful birds at a shop on Dempsey Road
Hello, scarlet macaw
Amazing macaw colours
I'm still impressed by the beauty of macaw colours
L'Organic Caf
Stretches of Mac Ritchie Reservoir in the late afternoon
Crab-eating macaques grooming each other
Sunset light on a macaque
First round scores
Self portrait at bowling
Second round score
A macaw parrot flies through a sealed hoop
Close-up on a rhinoceros hornbill
Beautiful male rhinoceros hornbill
It flew down to us when we approached
Look at this creature!
This lorikeet's climbed on me!
Didit is taking photos
A nice, still shot
Frog in a pond
A curious black-naped oriole
Beautiful pheasant
Ornate caramel craftsmanship
Chinatown prepares for Chinese New Year
I think I missed a turn...
Stuck in traffic, in the wrong place
Dead end on the Laguna de Bay
People gathering along the shores of the lagoon
Passengers in a jeepney
A local church
Anilao Outrigger Resort
On board the outrigger
Heading for the dive sites
Dive Master Dennis
A local fishing boat
Night view from my Anilao room
Morning view from my room
A jeepney drives past
A colourful jeepney
Colonial architecture in Taal
Taal church
Schoolgirls heading home
The impressive Taal church
Students leaving on a small transport
Fantasy World
Taal volcano
Boats on the Taal Lake
Taal lake and volcano
An inviting sign
I took the wrong turn...
Students posing in front of Lapu-Lapu
Silhouettes on the Intramuros wall
Entering Intramuros
That way...
San Augustin
Inside San Augustin
The San Augustin altar
Saint on the main door
Facade of San Augustin
Manila cathedral
Tourists passing by Manila cathedral
Getting photographed with portraits of former presidents
Fort Santiago entrance
Display of Spanish colonial power
Inside the Fort Santiago
Japanese tourists visit the old jails used during WW2
Bronze statues of a WW2 US soldier
A US soldier statues looks over the river
Game of the popular basketball, Intramuros
View from my Renaissance Hotel room
Preparing a Chinese New Year street dinner
Funky restaurants in a mall of Jalan Bukit Bintang
Masjid Jamek at the river crossing
Masjid Jamek for Friday prayers
MS Ally Company, pharmacy since 1909
Sze Ya Temple
Burning incense during Chinese New Year
Stacks of incense
Incense spirals everywhere, Sze Ya Temple
Prayers during CNY
Near the Central Market
Entrance of the Guandi Temple
Incense spirals in Guandi Temple
Guandi Temple decorations
Spinning for good luck
Touching a spinning ball
About to bang the big pole for luck
Incense burning
Offerings for CNY
Walking around the temple for prayers
Burning all the way to the roof
Incense spirals
Sri Mahamariamman Temple
Close-up on the main gate
Streets of Chinatown
Making jasmine garlands
Men busy at a temple entrance
Preparing jasmine for garlands
The open kitchen of Prego
Dining at Prego
Jalan Bukit Bintang during CNY
A strange view of a swimming kid
Swimming lessons at the Singapore Yacht Club
Boats in the Singapore Yacht Club
Views of the city center from close to our dive spot
Pat and friends at home - loving the view
Yours truly enjoying a card game
Beautiful view of the canal from our living room
Fooling around
Eating seafood and vegetables
Cereal prawns and chilli crab
The city seen from the East Coast
A pedestrian street of Kuching
Central Kuching
The slow pace of life in Kuching
Kuching River
Spices in the market
Remnants of colonial architecture
An old Simca car
Colouful lapis cakes on display
An iguana resting
An enclosure of young crocs at John's Crocodile Farm
Young crocodiles
Amusing posture of a resting sunbear
Sleepy sunbear
Mock fighting sunbears
The sunbears give each other a tender gesture after mock fighting
The first croc jump attempt
A failed attempts to jump at some meat
Another miss
Going for the meat
Pig-tailed macaque in a cage
Bidayuh village
Inside the bidayuh village
Putting rice out to dry
Beautiful jumping spider on my hand
And again, this nice jumping spider
A sumptuous butterfly
A red dragonfly
About to play Citadels
The big male orang utan comes down for some fruit
Amazing sight
A last grab before heading back into the trees
Heading off?
Waiting to see orang utans
First view of two orang utans arriving
An aged female comes to the feeding zone
This female wanders amongst the people
The youngsters gather on the platform
Rushing off before the dominant male arrives
Moving away with a horde of fruits
The dominant male
Sheer size of the dominant male
The big male enjoys the bananas
Taking a picture of the orang utans
Youngster moving about close to people
A humid morning in Kubah NP
A glimpse of the magnificent view
A solitary bee
A leech lurks on the path in search of warm blood
Looking back on the trail a the seemingly endless forest
Treetops, desperately empty of hornbills
An ant carries off a bigger one
Full view from the platform
Super view from the top of our trail in Kubah NP
Tree ant nests
Dew on moss
Palm trees of all sorts
Pitcher plants along the trail
A vine grows up a tree
A palm tree unique to the area
Geometry of ferns
A small stream along the path
Sunbear foraging around in the Matang Wildlife Centre
Doris, a young playful orang utan
Spitting water and catching it back
This huge male is trying to break open the door
Playing with Andy's signs
The large male comes against the wall close to us
A hugely impressive yawn!
Meanwhile, a butterfly collects salty sweat from Andy's back
Doris continues to fool around
The big male lies on his back, killing time
A young sambar deer
A captive leopard cat
Ice Bugs Bunny for Easter brunch at the Hilton
Our boatman starts the engine
Distant mountains beyond Kuching
Overlooking Kuching from Fort Margherita
Nice English colonial architecture on top of the river
A mix of old and modern on the north shore
Front of Fort Margherita
Here comes a boat to our rescue
Inside the boat to cross Kuching River
Crossing Kuching River
North bank palace
Dancing to the rhythm
The violinist
Drumming women
Watching time go by in Little Lebanon
Final score of the 3rd round with Andy
Batam, from where the Signapore skyline can be seen
Leaning over in the ferry
Misty morning in a Batam village
Our resort hotel in Batam
A hibiscus in the Dapur 12 village
The building site as we arrive
The local kids watch us work
Feeding her sister
Pounding with the hammer
Cheeky children in Batam
Peace and quiet of this small village
This girl loves her bath!
Kids having fun near our building site
Women and children taking shelter from the rain
Inside the Esplanade Theatre
The stage for the We Will Rock You musical
The new Terminal 3 of Changi
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