A first look at Angkor

Yesterday my mother and I arrived in Cambodia to visit Angkor Wat before continuing on to Vietnam to meet up with the medical group. Upon arrival we were quickly whisked away to the hotel and given an hour to freshen up. We then spent the remaining daylight hours seeing some of the temples. Here are just a few images from our first night in Angkor.
This is the sun setting behind some temple towers on top of Bakeng Hill. The stairs I had to climb (not a figure of speech in this case) were truly challenging. Especially in a skirt.
And of course the obligatory photo of the Angkor Wat temple reflected in the water. Since it is dry season here, the water levels are rather low and the water lilies somewhat scarce.

Winter Colors

This post is dedicated to my cat, Alex, who died last week. I think it will be a long time before we find another cat easy-going enough to allow us to bathe him in the sink and blow-dry his fur.

Just a few pictures today to showcase winter. It can get a reputation as a drab time of year, but that just makes those little glimpses of light and color that much more special.

My next post will likely be from Vietnam, so hopefully I'll have some nice views to share with you.