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SE Asia — Pictures I: Chronologically
Okay, I always keep my promises eventually, so now I’ll put up my
pictures from my southeast Asia adventure. Here’s how I’m going to
do this: I’ll make two posts. This one will be full of pictures that show
you all the places I went to. The second post is one that Micah put me up to—he
told me before I left to keep my eye out for awesome patterns, and if possible
to send some back for him. Little did I know before leaving that I was going to
a land where covering a building with awesome patterns is considered the best
way to decorate it, and all buildings are given this treatment. So, this post
will mainly be pictures of whole buildings and places and such, and the second
will be full of details.
That’s a weird place to end these pictures, but hey, I’m doing it
chronologically, and that’s where I finished my trip. The only other
things I did after this were walk back to Khao San Road and find a minivan.
And, I guess, come back to Korea and continue living my life—but it seems like
that hardly counts, since everything was so lively there.
Anyhow, I still haven’t written about any current events, but I’ll
get to it next blog (not counting the one about patterns). For now, enjoy
these, and if you now look at the Chinese market and wish I’d gotten you
some breasts or hands or a Jem Hook, I apologize. I don’t know when
I’ll be able to get back to the market again. But I do hope it’s
someday.
All I can say is WOW. You have captured the essence of the area. I would have liked to see pictures of the place in Laos where the rafting/whiskey was, though. I still can't imagine that place. Anyway, seeing these things through your eyes has made me want to see them on my own trip there–now if I can just get Grandpa on the same page. Ha. BTW, we are going to be in Spain/Portugal in October. If you are going to be bumming around in Europe then, we could get together. We'd be able to spend some time in Madrid, for sure. Grandma
Taunting and haunting images. Grandma is right, I need to get on the same page. I have wanted especially to see the temples of Angkor Wat. And the trees, which remind me of some in Costa Rica. Maybe it is a tropics thing. I will need to look at these pictures at least one more time before I can really comment on them. In the words of Grandma— WOW!. G.Pa.
Sorry I don't have any pictures of Vang Vieng. This seems to be a decent collection of photos to give you an idea of what it looks like around there.
Meeting up in Spain/Portugal sounds terrific. What days would you be able to do it? I'll be arriving in Eastern Europe via Poland in late September, then probably messing around in Germany for a few weeks. I was planning to go to England after Germany, but I still haven't worked out when exactly.
We'll be arriving in Madrid on Oct. 10 after flying overnight. We fly home from Lisbon on Oct. 23. I can give you more details later if you can work things out. We will be with a tour group, but there is still free time. Grandma
Here's the schedule. Days 2 - 4 Madrid. Days 5 - 6 Cordoba Days 7 - 9 Torremolinas Days 10 - 11 Seville Days 12 - 14 Lisbon. You could visit us anytime during that time, but we'd have more free time at the beginning in Madrid. If you can get to any of those places, we'll be happy. Trains in Europe are easy. You can manage it with no problem from Germany, or go back that way when you're done with Spain. We'll be so excited to have time with you however it can be worked out. Grandma
Grandpa wants me to explain to you that we leave the US on October 9. That would be day one of our trip. So you can figure out what day we will be in each place. Hope that is not too confusing. Grandma
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HistoryAll I can say is WOW. You have captured the essence of the area. I would have liked to see pictures of the place in Laos where the rafting/whiskey was, though. I still can't imagine that place. Anyway, seeing these things through your eyes has made me want to see them on my own trip there–now if I can just get Grandpa on the same page. Ha. BTW, we are going to be in Spain/Portugal in October. If you are going to be bumming around in Europe then, we could get together. We'd be able to spend some time in Madrid, for sure. Grandma
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HistoryTaunting and haunting images. Grandma is right, I need to get on the same page. I have wanted especially to see the temples of Angkor Wat. And the trees, which remind me of some in Costa Rica. Maybe it is a tropics thing. I will need to look at these pictures at least one more time before I can really comment on them. In the words of Grandma— WOW!. G.Pa.
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HistoryBlogger won't let me leave my comment, which is "stunning". Mom
Chuck
HistorySo I guess you guys like them?
Sorry I don't have any pictures of Vang Vieng. This seems to be a decent collection of photos to give you an idea of what it looks like around there.
Meeting up in Spain/Portugal sounds terrific. What days would you be able to do it? I'll be arriving in Eastern Europe via Poland in late September, then probably messing around in Germany for a few weeks. I was planning to go to England after Germany, but I still haven't worked out when exactly.
Anonymous
HistoryWe'll be arriving in Madrid on Oct. 10 after flying overnight. We fly home from Lisbon on Oct. 23. I can give you more details later if you can work things out. We will be with a tour group, but there is still free time. Grandma
Chuck
HistoryWill just anywhere in that window work?
Anonymous
HistoryHere's the schedule. Days 2 - 4 Madrid. Days 5 - 6 Cordoba Days 7 - 9 Torremolinas Days 10 - 11 Seville Days 12 - 14 Lisbon. You could visit us anytime during that time, but we'd have more free time at the beginning in Madrid. If you can get to any of those places, we'll be happy. Trains in Europe are easy. You can manage it with no problem from Germany, or go back that way when you're done with Spain. We'll be so excited to have time with you however it can be worked out. Grandma
Anonymous
HistoryGrandpa wants me to explain to you that we leave the US on October 9. That would be day one of our trip. So you can figure out what day we will be in each place. Hope that is not too confusing. Grandma