Saturday, March 08, 2008
Ruins of Wat Ratburrana... Ayuthaya, Thailand
On my second day in town I rented a bicycle to explore all the ruins on the island itself. There were MANY... this one was my favorite though. The main temple was really well preserved with intricate sculptures. The whole grounds had a peaceful feel with a lot of trees for shade. There were many Buddha images, but almost all of them had their heads lopped off. WTF? Here is a small collection of some left over heads.
Sunsets on the rivers and temples of Ayuthaya, Thailand.
Ayuthaya is a beautiful city! It is actually an island, surrounded by three rivers. At the south side of the island the rivers all converge to from the Mae Naam Chao Phraya, the large river that flows through Bangkok. It is a city filled with ancient temples in varying stages of ruin. Many of these temples can only be visited by boat... which makes them all the more beautiful! Approached by boat, soaking in the red glow of sunset, their artful beauty was made even more astounding!!
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Ponies on lunch break, upper Base Camp, Qomolongma (Mt. Everest)
Yes, that is a soccer ball and a basketball they have strapped to their snouts. The balls are filled with.... whatever is pony food up here... Oats? Rice? Yak butter?
One cold, wet pony...Base Camp,Qomolongma (Mt.Everest)
This is what a pony looks like covered in 4 inches of snow. Poor pony! Ponies are kept up here to give tourists a lift up to the highest point you can reach at Base Camp, without a climbers permit. It is a 8 mile round trip walk, or you can hire a pony cart for a lift. We walked.
New friends-from Lhasa to Base Camp!
Siem and Melee were really great people we had met while in Lhasa. We knew it was possible that they would be at Base Camp at the same time as we were. They were there, but Siem was suffering from altitude sickness quite badly and we were happy to get to see him at all before we all left. The drivers were in a big hurry to leave before more snow covered the road. Getting stuck up there during a storm was not something any of us wanted to have happen!!!!!
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