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 | |
The skyline of Singapore | |
The Marina Square Complex | |
Statue of Mr. Ho Chi Minh in the national muesum in the city which carries his name | |
Water Puppet show | |
Typical street scene in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of motor-rollers where the government heavily taxes cars to control traffic | |
The old French Chruch surrounded by modern buildings | |
Lunch with a Vietnamese dance show | |
Arrival in Siam Reap (Cambodia) for Angkor Wat | |
Spectacular welcome dinner in the hotel with stage in the background between the two watefall towers | |
When in Cambodia, do it like the locals (dancers stopping by our table after their show | |
Entry gate to the Ta Prohm temple at Angkor Wat. This is the temple area where the Tomb Raider movie was shot | |
Ta Prohm | |
Mighty tree roots at Ta Prohm | |
dito | |
Ta Prohm | |
All walls are minutely carved | |
Bayon Temple | |
Minute carving also here | |
still Bayon Temple | |
dito | |
Elephant Terrace | |
Victory Gate | |
Cross the bridge across the huge moat around Angor Wat itself | |
Walls are carefully carved | |
View to the center of Angkor Wat | |
The whole wall is a relief | |
Excerpt from the relief | |
On the upper floor of Angor Wat Temple | |
Phnom Penh: King's palace | |
Mekong River in Phonom Penh | |
Bangkok, Thailand: Buddha made from massive gold | |
Bangkok: King's palace | |
dito | |
Koh Samui island, Thailand: elephant riding | |
Lombok, Indonesia: Workers on the rice fields | |
Arriving in Fremantle, Western Australia | |
1.8km long jetty in Busselton | |
Vineyards close to Margaret River | |
Cape Leeuwin where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet | |
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 | |
Coastline close to Denmark | |
Kangaroos on the Denmark Golf Course | |
This is road train country! | |
Fremantle pedestrian area | |
Shore of the Svan River in Perth which is lined by endless, carefully prepared running and cycling pathes | |
Cottesloe beach near Perth | |
Skyline of Perth as seen from Kings Park |