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Did a cruise through South East Asia,
followed by a 4 day rental drive through Western Australia from 14 September
through 4 October: - Singapore - Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam -Cambodia: Angor Wat (Siam Reap), Pnnom Penh -Thailand: Bangkok, Koh Samui - Indonesia: Lombok - Western Australia: Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Augusta (Cape Leeuwin), Pemberton, Denmark, Albany, Fremantle My brother and I booked te cruise on the floating city Sun Princess |
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"Our" Singapore Airlines A380 after its arrival early in the morning at Changi Airport |
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The skyline of Singapore |
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The Marina Square Complex |
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Statue of Mr. Ho Chi Minh in the national muesum in the city which carries his name |
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Water Puppet show |
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Typical street scene in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of motor-rollers where the government heavily taxes cars to control traffic |
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The old French Chruch surrounded by modern buildings |
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Lunch with a Vietnamese dance show |
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Arrival in Siam Reap (Cambodia) for Angkor Wat |
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Spectacular welcome dinner in the hotel with stage in the background between the two watefall towers |
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When in Cambodia, do it like the locals (dancers stopping by our table after their show |
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Entry gate to the Ta Prohm temple at Angkor Wat. This is the temple area where the Tomb Raider movie was shot |
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Ta Prohm |
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Mighty tree roots at Ta Prohm |
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Ta Prohm |
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All walls are minutely carved |
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Bayon Temple |
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Minute carving also here |
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still Bayon Temple |
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Elephant Terrace |
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Victory Gate |
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Cross the bridge across the huge moat around Angor Wat itself |
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Walls are carefully carved |
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View to the center of Angkor Wat |
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The whole wall is a relief |
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Excerpt from the relief |
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On the upper floor of Angor Wat Temple |
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Phnom Penh: King's palace |
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Mekong River in Phonom Penh |
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Bangkok, Thailand: Buddha made from massive gold |
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Bangkok: King's palace |
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Koh Samui island, Thailand: elephant riding |
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Lombok, Indonesia: Workers on the rice fields |
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Arriving in Fremantle, Western Australia |
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1.8km long jetty in Busselton |
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Vineyards close to Margaret River |
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Cape Leeuwin where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet |
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Pemberton with the Gloucester Tree in which iron rods were rammed for climbing up. Most pepole only climbed the first rungs, I climbed - of course - to the top |
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Coastline close to Denmark |
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Kangaroos on the Denmark Golf Course |
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This is road train country! |
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Fremantle pedestrian area |
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Shore of the Svan River in Perth which is lined by endless, carefully prepared running and cycling pathes |
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Cottesloe beach near Perth |
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Skyline of Perth as seen from Kings Park |