28. July 2001 10:52
by Rene Pallesen
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I initially made plans to explore Burma and then make my way across the border into western China at Burma's only border crossing up north. I had not made any definite plans wanted to play it by ear... but in the end my trip consisted of Thailand, Cambodia and restricted areas to Burma.
I was away for a total of 5 weeks and must admit that parts of my trip really frustrated me - there were many restrictions in Burma and being in Bangkok at times stressed me because of all the tourists and crowds. I really only went to Cambodia to see the magnificent Angkor Wat - actually I really did enjoy being there. I think my most enjoyable part of the trip was the days I had climbing on the secluded areas of Krabi.
28. July 2001 10:51
by Rene Pallesen
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28. July 2001 10:50
by Rene Pallesen
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Whilst I was up north, I watched a rather interesting game of volleyball.
I have never seen such dexterity and agility amongst the players!
It was amazing to see how flexible these guys were.
28. July 2001 10:50
by Rene Pallesen
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There is a monastry on Mt Popa - a hill located 50km away from Bagan.
When I was there, it was a cloudy day.
I ran into a woman selling petrified wood - quite silly really, considering the place was covered with it.
They must think tourists are stupid! *laugh* I managed to pick up a couple of small pieces to take back with me.
As you can see, there are stacks of them around.
And no... this is not a tombstone.
This is actually a road sign.
You would be surprised how big some of these pieces are - this piece below was actually about a metre long and 40cm wide.
Actually what I found interesting were the toilets in Burma.
My girlfriend tells me that squatting over a toilet is quite common in Asia.
In many of the city areas, they would have toilets as we know them, and they would also have a carved hole in the ground, on which either side, one places their feet on.
Toilets in the rural area are more crude than that - a hole leading into a gaping pit.
However, what I found interesting about these toilets were that recycled running water was used to wash away any excrement. The water is first us_preferred_3">
21. March 2014 15:03
by Rene Pallesen
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Monday it was St Patricks day (an Irish thing) and at daycare they were celebrating it by putting colour and hairspray in the kids hair (Green is the Irish National colour).
Aiden came back with very spiky hair and was his own cheeky self about it...
18. March 2014 12:03
by Rene Pallesen
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The other day we went to the park to play with the kids.
I brought the camera along to take a few shots of Lucas on the swing.
He was so tired that he almost fell asleep on the swing.
I also managed to get a couple of great photos of Aiden.
18. March 2014 12:03
by Rene Pallesen
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The other day Aiden figured out how to pedal his big bike (with support wheels).
He was very proud and keen to get out riding.
20. February 2014 12:13
by Rene Pallesen
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The other day Aiden came back from daycare with face paint around his eyes proudly saying that he was a super hero.
