Now we are in Kyoto. We got here via bullet train. It is the fastest train in the world. Kyoto wasn’t like Tokyo at all. It is much more old fashioned and there are geisha ladies walking around. Kyoto has hardly any tall buildings and it is much smaller than Tokyo. The main attractions are Read More …
We went to visit the 4 big temples in Siem Reap.They are really spread out. They were built starting in the 10th century. Some of them have Hindu designs and carvings and some of them are Buddhist. Angkor Wat was really big and had a lot of carvings on all of the walls. Did you Read More …
Today we went to Angkor Wat. We got up at 4 in the morning to get to see the sunrise. I like how depending on where you stand, Angkor Wat looks like it has 1 – 5 towers. The 5 towers are huge, but they hide behind each other when you look from different places. Read More …
The first thing I found out is that everybody in the whole country likes Aung San Suu Kyi, except for the government. I got to visit her office and her house, and see her car. She does not have a really expensive car or a limo or anything. Her office is really basic. There is Read More …
After sunset, we went to see the Shwedagon Pagoda. It is a humongous group of temples. I was feeling kind of templed out after seeing zillions of churches and mosques and temples in the last 6 months, but this one was definitely worth seeing. Did you know the main pagoda is 100 meters high and Read More …
