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Photographs from a Mekong River Cruise and
Angkor Wat Temple Tour in Jan-Feb 2013
 Map of Jan-Feb. 2013 Road Scholars Cruise up Mekong River to Angkor Wat |
 Elegant Storefront, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Artificial Tree for Chinese New Year Celebration - Ho Chi Minh City |
 Ho Chi Minh Statue in front of People's Committee Building, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Best Ice Cream in Ho Chi Minh City |
 Pool in Grand Hotel and Bitexco Tower - HCM City |
 Bitexco Tower and HCM City Slyline at night |
 Informal Sidewalk Cafe - HCM City |
 Display at Lacquerware Factory - HCM City |
 A Beautiful Presentation of Spring Rolls and a Carrot Rose, Ho Chi minh City |
 Small Shrine in a Restaurant, Ho Chi Minh City |
 War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City |
 U.S. Aircraft at War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Reunification Hall (former Presidential Palace), Ho Chi Minh City |
 Chinese Tank That Broke The Presidential Palace Gates in Saigon on 4/30/1975 |
 Meeting Room in former Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Wedding Photograph near Opera House, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Crowd Hearing Local Jazz Band at Municipal Theater (Opera House) Ho Chi Minh City |
 Decorations on Municipal Theater (Opera House), Ho Chi Minh City |
 Traffic Cop near Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Interior of Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Cyclists near Notre Dame Cathedral and Tet Decorations, HCM City |
 General Post Office (designed by Gustave Eiffel), Ho Chi Minh City |
 Interior of General Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Vincom Shopping Center, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Cyclist Masked against air pollution outside Communist Party Headquarters, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Tangle of Wires on Utility Pole, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Modern Fountain near Municipal Theater, Ho Chi Minh City |
 Boarding Our Boat, "Toum Teav" (Toum Tiou), Ho Chi Minh City |
 Small Riverboats in Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City |
 Phu My Bridge and Jetboat near Ho Chi Minh City |
 Our Lookout Navigating Cho Gao Canal near My Tho |
 A Load of Suger Cane on Cho Gao Canal near My Tho |
 Brightly Painted Fishing Boats near My Tho |
 Fishing Boat under Construction (Copying Older Boats), My Tho |
 Fishing Boats with Lights for Night Fishing, My Tho |
 Boat Gas Station at My Tho |
 A Load of Bananas at My Tho |
 Smiling Buddha at Vinh Trang Pagoda, near My Tho |
 Carving of a Demon in Vinh Trang Pagoda near My Tho |
 Buddha Statues inside Vinh Trang Pagoda near My Tho |
 Courtyard of Vinh Trang Pagoda near My Tho |
 Holy See Temple (Caodaism) with All-Seeing Divine Eye, near My Tho |
 Interior of Holy See (Caodaism) Temple, My Tho |
 Saints of Caodaism (including Buddha, Sun Yat-sen, Jesus, Muhammad, Victor Hugo, Joan of Arc, Louis Pasteur and Charlie Chaplin) in Holy See Temple, My Tho |
 Pilot on Toum Teav (Tiou) Riveboat near Vinh Long |
 Cao My Bridge from River Boat west of Vinh Long |
 Long-Tail Riverboats (with Used Car or Truck Engines) on Mekong near Vinh Long |
 Making Rice Paper in Cai Be |
 A Python Necklace at Candy Factory in Cai Be (Photo by Betsy Jennings) |
 Snakes and Scorpions in Sugar Palm Liquor in Cai Be |
 Factory Work Cutting Sugar Cane Sugar/Puffed Rice Candy in Cai Be |
 Ferry Boat For A Single Bicyclist near Vinh Long |
 Jack Fruit at An Binh Fruit Orchard, near Vinh Long |
 Sunset on Mekong near Vinh Long |
 Taking a Small Ferryboat to Sa Dec |
 A Couple on Small Riverboat on Mekong near Sa Dec |
 "The Chinaman's House" (from Marguerite Duras' Novel, "The Lover") at Sa Dec |
 Interior of Huynh Thuy Le's House, ("The Chinaman") in Sa Dec |
 Peeling Sugarcane in Sa Dec |
 1947 War Memorial in Sa Dec |
 Students at Trung Vuong Primary School in Sa Dec |
 Lunch Time at Trung Vuong School in Sa Dec |
 Returning to Toum Tiou Riverboat |
 Toum Tiou Riverboat Amongst Water hyacinths near Chao Doc |
 Floating Fishing Village near Chao Doc |
 Crossing a "Monkey Bridge" to a Cham Village (Muslim) near Chao Doc |
 Weaving Silk Scarves in Cham Village near Chau Doc |
 Muslim Temple in Cham Village near Chau Doc |
 Interior of Muslim Temple in Cham Village near Chau Doc |
 Boat loads of Rice north of Chau Doc |
 Fishermen Hauling in Nets north of Chau Doc |
 Zebu Cattle and Corn Fields along Mekong River near Phnom Penh |
 Dredges loading Silt onto Barges on Mekong River near Phnom Penh |
 Taking a Tuk-Tuk (Motorbike-pulled tram) in Phnom Penh |
 Tuk-Tuks by Main Train Station in Phnom Penh |
 Modern Building and Memorial near Main Post Office, Phnom Penh |
 Wat Phnom (Mountain Pagoda, 1373), Phnom Penh |
 Golden Buddha in Wat Phnom (Mountain Pagoda, 1373), Phnom Penh |
 Stupa at Wat Phnom Pagoda, Phnom Penh |
 Stupa and Floral Clock at Wat Phnom Pagoda, Phnom Penh |
 Jade Jewelry in Phnom Penh Indoor Market |
 Independence Monument ( from France in 1953, built in 1958), Phnom Penh |
 Memorial Photo of former King Norodom Sihanouk, who died 10/15/12, Pnom Penh |
 Royal Palace, Phnom Penh Panorama of Palace Grounds
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 Peaked Temple Roof with Cobra Finial, Royal Palace, Phnom Penh |
 Silver Pagoda, Poyal Palace, Phnom Penh |
 Macaque Monkey at Royal Palace, Phnom Penh |
 Scale Model of Angkor Wat, at Royal Palace, Phnom Penh |
 Courtyard near Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, Phnom Penh |
 Courtyard in National Museum, Phnom Penh |
 Buddha in National Museum, Phnom Penh |
 Traveller's Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) outside National Museum, Phnom Penh |
 Monks visiting Choeung Ek Killing Fields outside Phnom Penh |
 Memorial at Choeung Ek Killing Fields, outside Phnom Penh |
 Skulls of "senile Kampuchean females over 60 years old" in Memorial at Choeung Ek Killing Fields, near Phnom Penh |
 S-21 (Tuol Sleng) Interrogation Center (Khmer Rouge torture prison), former high school in Phnom Penh |
 A Prius Refueling at Caltex Station in Phnom Penh |
 Orphan Children performing Monkey Dance on Toum Tiou Riverboat, Phnom Penh |
 Buddhist Monks Giving Blessings and Receiving Donations, Phnom Penh |
 Phsar Kandal Street Market, Phnom Penh |
 Vegetable Stand in Phsar Kandal Street Market, Phnom Penh |
 Fruit Stand in Phsar Kandal Street Market, Phnom Penh |
 Foreign Correspondent's Club (FCC), Phnom Penh |
 Wat Ounalom Pagoda and Monastery, Phnom Penh |
 Stuba at Wat Ounalon Monastery, Phnom Penh |
 Detail of Roof Decorations, Wat Ounalon, Phnom Penh |
 Mosque along Tonle Sap River north of Phnom Penh |
 Fishing Boat and Shoreline Houses along Tonle Sap River near Kampong Tralach |
 Riverside Pagoda on Tonle Sap River near Kampong Tralach |
 Afternoon Rest on Sun Deck of Toum Tiou Riverboat near Kampong Tralach |
 Ready for Ox Cart Ride To Wat Kampong Tralach Vihara (Monastery), near Kampong Tralach |
 Houses and Rice Fields from Ox Cart Ride near Kampong Tralach |
 Ox Cart and Rice Fields from Road to Kampong Tralach Vihara |
 Brick Factory near Kampong Tralach |
 Captain Serge Prunier (Captain of Toum Tiou) Leading Tour of Kampong Tralach Vihara (Monastery) |
 Kampong Tralach Leu Pagoda |
 Buddhist Priest inside Kampong Tralach Leu pagoda, delivering Blessings and a Wrist Cord for $1 |
 Ox Cart Returning from Kampong Tralach Monastery Visit |
 Birth Control Instructions at Kampong Tralach Health Clinic |
 Rice Fields (green and fallow) and Sugar Palms near Kampong Tralach |
 Kampong Tralach Krom Pagoda |
 Rice Fields behind Kampong Tralach Krom Pagoda |
 Kampong Tralach Kromm Buddhist Temple Here's my painting of this temple |
 Boarding the Toum Tiou after Visti to Kamong Tralach |
 Large Tamarind Tree (tamarindus indica) along Tonle Sap River north of Kampong Tralach |
 A Raft of Boats on Tonle Sap River near Kampong Chhnang |
 Floating Village and Corn Fields near Kampong Chhnang Village |
 Our Water Taxi Arriving to take us to Kampong Chhnang Village |
 Shoreling House Elevated to Avoid 30-foot Spring Floods on Tonle Sap River near Kampong Chhnang |
 Walking or Two-Wheel Tractors in Kampong Chhnang Market |
 Selling Chickens in Kampong Chhnang Village Market |
 Very Fresh Fish at Kampong Chhnang Village Market |
 Young Toddler at Fruit Stand, Kampong Chhnang Village Market |
 A Potter Working, and a Pottery Firebox and Pot in Kampong Chhnang ("pottery village) |
 A Farmer Climbing One of His 30 Sugar Palms (Thnot Tree) to Tap Juice, Kampong Chhnang |
 Our Guide, "Va La" Showing How To Extract Sweet Sap From Sugar Palm Fruit (Male and Female) |
 Boiling Down Sugar Palm Sap to Make Sugar. Makes Good Liquor As Well. Kampong Chhnang Village. |
 Cabin #6 on Toum Tiou Riverboat |
 Bathroom and Shower On Toum Tiou Riverboat |
 Captain Serge Presenting Baked Fish Entre on Toum Tiou |
 Constructing Fish Farm. Structure Will Be Covered with Fine-mesh wire screen and Suspended beneath Floating House. Can hold 10,000 pounds of fish. |
 Crossing "Monkey Bridge" to Chnouk Tru Village |
 Fighting Cock Just After His Bath, Chnouk Tru Village |
 Block of Smoked Fish, Chnouk Tru Village |
 Tending a Rack to Smoke Fish, Chnuok Tru Village |
 Boat Propellers, Fan Belts, and Tubing, Chnouk Tru Village Market |
 Starboard Dinner Table on Toum Tiou (Teav) |
 Our Swift Boat, Ready To Take Us Through The Shallows on Tonle Sap River and on to Siem Reap |
 Captain Serge & Crew of Toum Yiou (Teav) |
 Coca Cola Boat, Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake My YouTube Video of Floating Village Another YouTube Video of Floating Village |
 Boats at a Home in Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake |
 Gas Station in Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake |
 General Store in Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake |
 Map of Temples Around Angkor |
 Entrance to Ta Prohm Temple |
 Kapok Tree Growing over Walls at Ta Prohm Temple |
 Interior Courtyard at Ta Prohm Temple |
 Kapok Tree and Towers in Courtyard, Ta Prohm Temple |
 French Tourists Dancing in Ta Prohm Temple Courtyard |
 Carving of Dancing Girl, Ta Prohm |
 Large Kapok Tree Engulfing Buildings at Ta Prohm Temple |
 Reconstruction at Ta Prohm Temple |
 Susan and Our Vietnamese Guide, Mr. Tuan, Outside Tara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap |
 Sandstone Carving at Banteay Srey Temple |
 Sandstone Columns Turned on a Lathe, Banteay Srey Temple |
 Water Lilies in Moat at Banteay Srey Temple |
 Carved Lintel at Banteay Srey Temple |
 Guardian Statues at Banteay Srey Temple |
 Elephant Carving at Banteay Srey Temple |
 Group of Folk Musicians Who were Wounded by Land Mines, playing at Banteay Srey Temple |
 8-String Banjo with Folk Musicians (Who were Wounded by Land Mines), Playing at Banteay Srey Temple |
 Common Tiger Butterfly (Danaus genutia) at Banteay Srey Butterfly Center |
 Leopard Lacewing Butterflies (Cethosia cyane) at Banteay Srey Butterfly Center |
 Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) Butterflies emerging from Pupae, Banteay Srey Butterfly Center |
 Pupae (Chrysalises) at Banteay Srey Butterfly Center |
 Our Cambodian Guide, Mr. Long, at Pre Rup Temple |
 Large Staircase and Three Towers at Pre Rup Temple |
 Steep Climb to the Top of Pre Rup Temple |
 Lion Statue at Pre Rup Temple |
 View from the Top of Pre Rup Temple |
 Hand-dug Moat Around Angkor Wat |
 Fancy Fruit Dessert after Lunch at "Square 24 Restaurant", Siem Reap |
 Angkor National Museum, Siem Reap |
 Stone Head of a Demon in Angkor National Museum |
 Statue and Pond outside Angkor National Museum, Siem Reap |
 Throwing a Pot at Artisans Angkor, Siem Reap |
 Swimming Pool At Tara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap |
 Dawn (5:57am) at Angkor Wat |
 6:35am, Sunrise over Angkor Wat |
 The Sun Peeks over Angkor Wat |
 6:53 AM, Dawn over Angkor Wat and Reflecting Pool |
 Viewing Bas-Relief Carvings, Western Gallery at Angkor Wat |
 Carving of Kurukshetra Battle Scene, Western Gallery at Angkor Wat |
 Reflecting Ponds and Small Side Temple at Angkor Wat |
 View to the West down Causeway from Angkor Wat |
 Intricate Sandstone Carving, Angkor Wat |
 Dancing Girls, Angkor Wat |
 Adorned Buddha Statue, Angkor Wat |
 Apsara Dancing Girls, Angkor Wat |
 Sandstone Carvings of Devada Dancing Figures On Angkor Wat |
 Adorned Statue of Buddha on Top of Angkor Wat |
 Metal Staircase on East Side of Angkor Wat Built To Minimize Wear On Stone Stairs |
 Dancing Girls Putting on Costumes inside Angkor Wat |
 Sandstone carving of Elephants and Figure Pulling Naga (7-headed cobra) at Angkor Wat |
 East Side of Angkor Wat |
 Macaque Monkeys at Angkor Wat |
 Angkor Wat Moat |
 Courtyard and Swimming Pool, Tara Angkor Hotel Siem Reap |
 View across Moat at Angkor Wat |
 7-Headed Cobra (Naga) Guarding Bridge at Elephant Gate (South Gate), Angkor Thom |
 Elephant Ride (mahoot talking on cell phone) at Angkor Thom |
 Elephant Gate (South Gate), Angkor Thom |
 Boats in Moat near Elephant Gate, Angkor Thom |
 Elephant Carvings inside Elephant (South) Gate, Angkor Thom |
 Termite Mound at Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Sandstone Carving of Khmer and Cham Armies in Battle, Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Sandstone Carving of Sea Battle between Khmers and Cham, Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Sandstone Carving of Person Looking for Head Lice, Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Sandstone Carving of People Working, Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Heads on top of Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom Video Leaving Bayon Temple |
 Sandstone Carving of Devada Dancer on Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 2 Berkeleyans at Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Sandstone Carving of Dancers on Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom |
 Elephant Statues along Elephant Terrace, Angkor Thom |
 Paying Homage to Buddha on Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Thom |
 Deaf/Mute Women Learning to Paint at Siem Reap Arts & Crafts Training Center |
 Wooden statues made at Siem Reap Arts & Crafts Training Center |
 Sandstone carving made at Siem Reap Arts & Crafts Training Center |
 Trip Souvenirs: Rice bowls, lacquer box, clay pots, wooden statues, a doll, silk scarf, chopsticks & rests and a palm frond basket |
