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May 25
Ollantaytambo
The village of Ollantaytambo is where the roads end and where we boarded a train to reach Aguas Callientes (also known as Machupicchu Pueblo) , the township at the foot of the of ridge where the ancient city is located. The whole area of Ollantaytambo village and fortress is a mid 15th century construction when …
May 24
Pisac
We travelled to the Sacred Valley and the village of Pisac. Located some 45 minutes drive to the north and east of Cusco. The village itself is a good experience, with a local food market and an artisan market in full swing. So much colours and and Music. Very tasty foods. High above the village …
May 23
Qorikancha and Saksaywaman
Today we explored the Qorikancha and Saqsayhuaman. Qorikancha was the main temple complex in the Cusco city. It was dedicated mostly to the sun god Inti. Pizarro and his men stripped the temple of its gold plating, and then as part of asseting thier rule, they destroyed the temples, burnt the scared mummies of the …
May 21
Cusco – first day
First day in Cusco was spent acclimating to the altitude – 3400 m or 11,200 feet is not a joke. Today we wondered around, had a a lunch in the main plaza of the old city and then went back to the hotel to sleep off the 41 hour transit. Old city of Cusco is …
May 21
Transit in Santiago
Stopover in Santiago de Chile, watining for flight to Lima. Of the small mercies of international flights: lounge access.
May 20
Peru: here we go.
Cloudy and rainy morning at the Canberra airport. The sun is just peeking over the hills, and lights up the clouds. Airport is, as is expected and usual for this time of the moring, busy. more updates form the other side of this series of flights.
May 07
Peru: adventure coming soon
We will be going to Peru in near future. Hopefully we can keep up with the photo taking and posting to this site as we go.
Jan 03
Wat Nokor Bachay
Wat Nokor (Wat Nokor Bachay) in Kampong Cham is a relatively small temple complex, built in the Angkor-Khmer style. According to a legend, the temple was built by a king who accidentally killed his father and married his mother. As recounted in the Greek legend, this King was put out by his father after a …
Jan 02
Bayon Temple
Morning visit to the Bayon Temple in the Angkor Thom complex. The temple was built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Its most striking feature are the 216 gigantic faces of Lokesvara (or as some claim, the king himself).
Jan 01
Dawn Over Angkor complex
The morning of the New years day 2015 found us watching the pink and purple sunrise from Phnom Bakheng, a temple on a hill overlooking the Angkor Wat complex. On the whole this has been a very good day. On this day we: Watched the sun rise over the Angkor Wat archeological park Rode on …