Beachside promenade – seafood market The popularity of Kep in earlier times as a seaside resort is still evident in the wide sidewalks built along the seashore, the many public sculptures/statues erected in the area, including a gilded statue of King Sihanouk on the beachside promenade. Early morning saw us on the beachside promenade to watch the […]
Tropical tropical Fridays – Crab Market – Beach resort of Kep – Cambodia
July 21, 2012 by
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A tropical Holiday – Beach resort of Kep This is my idea of tropical Fridays, sitting on the seashore in the warm sunshine, a balmy breeze, colorful fishing boats on the sea, watching activity at the crab market at Kep. On a recent trip through Cambodia I experienced just such enjoyment watching the women of […]
Mt Fuji | Sacred Mountain | Lake Ashi – Komagatake Ropeway – Japan
July 13, 2012 by
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Mt Fuji the ‘Sacred Mountain’ A day trip to visit the sacred mountain of ‘Mt Fuji’ was a special journey. Mt Fuji also known as the ‘Shy Mountain’, very rarely is the summit visible, it is always shrouded in cloud or mist. The road verges were deep in snow drifts as the bus journeyed up […]
Beachhouse at Kep | Seaside Resort
June 28, 2012 by
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Kep an attractive seaside resort Kep is an attractive seaside resort. A dark green forest covers the headland, the sea lies on three sides, brightly colored fishing boats dot the surface of its sparkling waters on a sunny day. It was late in afternoon when we arrived, the city quiet and peaceful. Kep is warm […]
Melbourne suburbs | Doreen | Melbourne area
June 22, 2012 by
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Typical Melbourne weather In Melbourne again! I visited last year in November, weather was fine and sunny. This is June, proving typical Melbourne weather for winter; rain, wind, cold, bleak and freezing. Almost three weeks, have had only two days of sunshine with blue skies. Can’t wait to get back to sunny north Queensland. Melbourne Suburbs – […]
Tropical Fridays – Anything but tropical in Melbourne suburbs
June 16, 2012 by
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Anything but tropical My weekly travel photo’s. Spending a few weeks in Melbourne with family. Weather is predictable Melbourne weather; cold, bleak and freezing. Anything but a tropical Friday. In suburban Doreen the housing estates are taking over the farmland areas (as they do?). The magnificent old gums that grow along the watercourse remain, so far. Higher up […]
Caves of Kampong Trach – Kampot – Caves
May 22, 2012 by
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Kampot – a rural province After lunch we traveled through the province known as Kampot to visit the Kampong Trach limestone caves. The mountains of Kampong Trach became one of the last Khmer Rouge strongholds. Phnom Voar is where the victims of the 1994 Khmer Rouge kidnappings were held. Kampot is the name of the […]
Tonle (Lake) Bati – Hindu Temple – Phnom Chisor
May 7, 2012 by
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On the shores of (Lake) Tonle Bati Traveling to Kep we stopped at Tonle or Lake Bati a popular lakeside picnic area. There are dozens of bamboo platforms with thatched roofs, complete with hammocks to relax in, on the shores of the lake. Tonle, means ‘lake’ in Khmer. Tonle or Lake Bati is a very […]
Dinkelsbuhl – medieval fortifications – medieval city wall
May 2, 2012 by
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A brief history of Dinkelsbuhl Yes, there was a Mr Dinkelsbuhl, a theologian during the 14-15th centuries, responsible for the Munster St. George, a Gothic parish church in the city. The outside wall of Munster St. George has a slab inscribed in memory of Nikolaus Von Dinkelsbuhl. Dinkelsbuhl dates back to the middle ages the town founded […]
Rothenburg | a beautiful Medieval Town
April 25, 2012 by
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The Medieval Town of Rothenburg Rothenburg, a medieval town straight out of the Grimes Fairy Tales is next on our tour along the Romantic road. First view of the medieval town we see the Galgentor Tower, part of the defensive walls that once encircled the town. The Galgentor Tower was the main place for executions […]