Angkor Wat and around in color 13°24’46.8″N 103°51’56.6″E January 2024

My family and I have been fortunate to be able to see a lot of the world. Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples were about the most impressive place I have been. I would love to go back. I took about 2,000 photos there and it was hard to pick which photos to post. I hope you enjoy.

Angkor Wat just before sunrise.
On a bridge tot one of the gates leading out.
Cars for scale.
The whole complex is still very much a place of worship.
The jungle has completely grown over many of the temples.
There is so much to see over such a large area, you can often be by yourself.
Butterfly
The light was pretty here, but these walls are hardly unique. Everywhere you look there are ornate carvings.
The tree growing through this gate is easily 150 feet tall.
Jungle encroachment.
In the evening troops of monkeys come out to play on the temples and harass tourists for treats.
Sunset.

Phú Quốc, 10°05’08.1″N 103°59’36.5″E December 2023

For our last bit of time in Vietnam, we headed to the island of Phu Quoc for some diving and relaxing.

The new “Sunset town” According tot our dive master, it is only 3 years old.
What was there before, complete with a cable car to go right over it.
Obligatory Nemo shot 1.
Obligatory Nemo shot 2.
Like Missouri in an ice storm but in 30 feet of water.
More H2O fun
Fishing boats at sunset.

Hồ Chí Minh 10°46’17.2″N 106°41’54.4″E December, 2023

Saigon that was, was as busy Hanoi but much more vibrant. It was not at all what I thought it would be like.

Sidewalk butcher, overhead view
Not the first and surely not the last place of worship we saw,
Across the river from we stayed is thoroughly modern,
More fresh fruit and vegetables than you could shake a stick at.
This guy kept a watchful view over the market street, above the afore mentioned fruits and vegetables. He reminded me of Romanian women staring out their windows of the blocks.
I can think of worse ways to spend my day.
The river was not super clean but that did not keep the birds away.
More bikes!

Hà Nội 12/2023-1/2024, 21°01’39.2″N 105°51’08.7″E

I was impressed with Hanoi. Saying it was busy would be an understatement. And the color could be overwhelming. Also, bikes. Lots of bikes.

The train coming down the famous “train street”
Being tourists
You think the train is close, but it is even closer than that.
We walked around this lake dozens of times before I settled on this shot.
I’m not sure what these were but millions were for sale.
Bikes everywhere.
Tentacle on a stick.
Playing with Lenin.

Ha Long Bay, 12/2023 20.724258, 107.049399

We ended up staying in and around Cat Ba Island for about 5 days. It was wonderful. I took more photos than one would believe possible. Here are a couple but it hurt not to include a lot more.

Mid morning fog.
Sunset.
It never stormed properly but it did look like it might
The morning of my first day on the bay
I took this from the 2nd highest outcropping in the bay, it was not a fun hike but the view!
Vietnamese Fish Eagle! These guys were everywhere and the locals think they are a nuisance

Medium sized views of Slovenia (not my best title) June/July 23

I know it’s arbitrary, what is big vs medium, but here are some medium shots…

This the small entrance compared to the huge exit in the “Big” post
Very old drapes
Field above grant
There are so many stunning waterfalls and gorges that I nearly walked by this one
I feel like that rock has to fall one day
Maybe this gorge photo should count as big?
I took this at 15mm just to get the whole roof in, but it looks much more vertical than it was
Just a stunning place with wonderful wine
One b&w for my friends at the weekend in black and white
Even the gutters were fashioned out stone
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