All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘temples’
Tibetan monasteries in Qinghai, China
Rongwo Gonchen Gompa Tibetan monastery of Tongren ( Repkong – in Qinghai Province ) and the neighboring valley monasteries of Wutun Si & Gomar Gompa.
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The magic of Angkor Wat – Cambodia 1994
It was a crazy and dangerous time with the Khmer Rouge guerrillas still active and killing people – including 7 foreigners – back then; the temples were empty and silent and alittle spooky, monsoonal afternoons, birds, occasional gunfire – it was still mined and soldiers, checkpoints, tanks around as decades of war surrounded the temples, and in the hills were the KR.
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Thru Doors Are Windows Of Hope – Burma
Burma (AKA Myanmar) continues to be brutalized by a military regime and an insurgency fueled by opposition ethnic divisions and drug warlords but, it is also a beautiful and friendly country with stunning temples – if you can travel, with that focus.
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Chinese New Year – Bell Tower of Xian
Chinese New Year @ Xian – Bell Tower & lanterns, Colors
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Xiamen – China
Photos of Xiamen – a pleasant city on the Fujian coast, opposite Taiwan.
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Ancient sites of Seoul, Korea
Ancient sites of Seoul, Korea
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Elusive Peace – Israel & Palestine, Jerusalem
For over 60 years – this conflict still has no ‘solution’ for long term peace. I have seen both sides and met nice people from both sides and hence, remain neutral … Both cultures share super-sacred religious sites near each other, as depicted here, sharing the same surrounds, each with their beautiful and brutal histories barely co-existing.
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