Lin & Jerry's Arrival And Our Last Week at ABC's & Rice


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March 28th 2013
Published: March 31st 2013
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We start our last week at ABC's & Rice with mixed feelings. The three months we were so excited about before we left home are drawing to a close. How quickly the time has passed. The kids have little interest in lessons on Monday morning. They are still tinged with excitement about Sunday's concert and laugh and chatter in Khmer. I made the situation worse by showing them the photos and a... Read Full Entry



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Buddhist Funeral

......followed by the lid.
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Buddhist Funeral

An orange cloth is hung like a canopy above the casket.
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Buddhist Funeral

The monks gather around......
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Buddhist Funeral

.....and start chanting. Devotees join in.
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Buddhist Funeral

Traditional music is played.
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Buddhist Funeral

Offerings have been hung on the beaks of the mythical bird float.
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Neak Pean

Many temples have traditional musicians playing near them.
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Neak Pean

The walkway to Neak Pean.
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Ta Som

This complex wasn't in particularly good condition.
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Ta Som

Beautiful stone carving.
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Ta Som

The strangler fig over the eastern entrance.
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Ta Som

Colourful dresses hung on a bamboo pole between two trees. Market stands outside Ta Som.
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Eastern Mebon

One of the elephant statues.
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Eastern Mebon

Looking down the walkway towards the elephant in the previous photo.
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Eastern Mebon

One of the elephants on the second teir.
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Eastern Mebon

Lions flank the stairs at East Mebon.
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Eastern Mebon

This wall was originally covered in plasterwork. The holes helped to hold the plaster in place.



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