Showing posts with label Photo treats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photo treats. Show all posts

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Photo Update

I have noticed that Erik hasn't been posting photos. If you are anything like me photos hold your attention longer than words. And if you aren't like me, then I hope you still enjoy photos. In any case, a good balance of both is generally appreciated. I do not have Erik's gift of words so I will briefly share what each photo is of.

This first photo is from our trek in Chiang Mai, Thailand (see original post here). Erik was enjoying a shower in an extremely cold waterfall.
Near Chiang Mai
This next photo is from Luang Prabang in Laos. I actually have nothing to say about it.
Luang Prabang, Laos
And here we have the only temple we visited in Luang Prabang. It was incredibly beautiful with intricate paintings on all the walls. We were told it is the only temple like this and that the paintings were covered up for a long while before being rediscovered in the recent past.
Luang Prabang, Laos
This photo was taken in Muang Noi, Laos. Erik was playing cards with a few girls who invited themselves over to our bungalow. The game consisted of picking an arbitrary number of cards and placing them in a pile. I think the key to the game was to giggle uncontrollably while placing said cards on the pile.
Muang Noi, Laos
We just spent a week in Siem Reap. We meant to stay for three or four days, but we were enjoying ourselves so we decided to extend the visit. To put it simply, we found excellent food and wanted to keep eating it. We spent three days visiting the temples in the area. They were big and beautiful! We attempted to bike the first day, but only made it as far as Ankgor Wat (about five km from our hostel) before we decided that was enough exercise. It was HOT! We took a tuk tuk the next two days and it was still hot and exhausting, but we didn't have to pedal ourselves around so it was much more enjoyable. All that to show you this next photo. I sadly can't even tell you which temple this was at, they have all become a bit of a blur.
Siem Reap Cambodia
These were a couple monkeys that entertained us while we were taking a snack break at Angkor Wat.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
And another temple I cannot name. It may be Pre Rup, or something of the sort. Forgive me, but we saw so many and there weren't any signs to tell us which we were at. I do remember that this one has elephant statues at each of the four corners and there were so many stairs to climb.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
We saw this little lady at Ta Phrom. She was playing around the ruins while her mother swept and worked. I have been missing the presence of children in my life so I enjoyed watching her scamper around without a care in the world. She was very sweet.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
And that, dear friends, is all for now.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Treats!

Photos from Canoa.
1. A walk along the beach
2.A rained out superbow
3. The pouring rain
4. Canoa's main street







Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Photo Con Crema

Pictured is:
1. Quito's old town view of the "Dancing Virgin". It is actual a giant statue of Mary standing on a serpent ready to take flight.

2. The beautiful and bustling central square of Quito. Beautiful.

3. Quito's Presidential Palace in the main square. Just outside of the square you can find the most extravagant church. The interior walls and ceiling is covered in gold. Hundreds of pounds of gold. Impressive or ridiculous; you decide.

4. A view of the old town streets. Still cobblestone and some with the original stones laid in the 1500's







Monday, January 28, 2013

For my nephews

Pop quiz!
What are these animals names?
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
Which is your favorite?











Thursday, January 24, 2013

Photo Meringue Pie!

Some treats for you from Banos.

A Banos Beauty
A yummy stout (finally!)
A sleepy Jaguar
And a night shot of the old cathedral







Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013

Photo treats

The hat that I lost after five days, New Years horizon at Arequipa, and the Inca Bridge at Machu Picchu.





Monday, January 7, 2013

On the move

We are currently waiting to catch a bus from Cuzco back to Lima. It will be 21 hours on the bus. We will get to Lima at 1pm and catch the next bus north to Trujillo, Peru. All told in the next 48 hours we will be on the bus for 31 of them. We purchased an audiobook for the trip as well as splurging on a bag of Candy and a bar of chocolate which I found out was baking coco. Idiota!

I may have some time to create a few more posts along the way so don't be surprised at a flurry of posts in a day or two. For now i'll leave you with some photo treats. The Cuzco market... waste not want not.







Sunday, January 6, 2013

Treats!

It was very foggy when we arrived at Machu Picchu but we got some good photos. They lifted around 11 for us to get some of the classic shots.









Monday, December 31, 2012