I have always heard about the crowds, pollution and close living in China but experiencing is beyond my imagination. I now realize why John and his teacher who,lived with us from china for 3weeks in Vermont in 2006 was so thrilled with the lushness of Vermont and constantly taking pics . . Indeed his life here was very different. The Chinese are very calm people though, the Buddhism and the govt are powerful it appears. Yesterday saw a grp of students lined...

This picture is young monks in training at an orphanage on the grounds adjoining Angkor Wat. We visited them after the sunrise over the main temple. The sunrise gathering was more like Woodstock in numbers. My best pics are water reflections of those taking pics. The children were out selling postcards, books, etc. I bought some as I could not resist this little guys smile and then had at least 100 sales people around me! Learned my lesson quick! We visited...