(All photos for this entry can be found here) May 2nd, 2006 We got up early to brave the crowds at the Angkor Wat sunrise. It was pretty amazing, even if it was a bit hard to move. After the sun came up it was off to Angkor Thom to wander around. Our first stop …
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Off to the temples
(All photos for this entry can be found here) (Monday May 1st, 2006) After dropping $40 each on three-day passes to the temples, we headed to the biggest, Angkor Wat. Since we started late we were assuming most of the tour groups would be gone by that time. It turned out to be a good …
Templed out
(Photos for this entry can be found here) We finished up our temple tour with a long ride out to Banteay Srei, and a stop at Banteay Samre on the way back. Banteay Srei was worth the long drive. The temple complex was fantasticaly detailed and they had done a great job restoring it. It …
Desert View Tower
A bit late, oh well. A few weeks back Anna and I took my parents to see Desert View Tower in Jacumba. Having never been myself, we didn’t really know what to expect. I loved it. The tower and the springs have some amazing views of Imperial Valley and the curious boulder-pile mountains that surround …
HR 4437
Billed as The March for Dignity, Respect and Hope, Sunday’s march was huge. It depends on who you ask, but the range seems to be 50-100k people. As expected, there were a lot of separate agendas on display – pinche bush, no borders, legalize everyone, random religious messages, etc. But everyone seemed to agree that …