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 One Word Sunday

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Dutch's Tuesday Photo Challenge


I was going to go with some obvious choices but when I searched my archives I was surprised and delighted with what appeared.

Dutch's recap.

Inukshuk Normandy France - outside the Canadian Museum

Alhambra Palace Granada Spain - intricately designed pebble path.

Jerome AZ

Siem Reap Cambodia

Budapest Hungary - these memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine or stumbling blocks) commemorate those murdered by the Nazis.

Guadalajara Mexico

#SpikySquare

BeckyB's March Spiky Squares Challenge

Angkor Ban Cambodia

Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge - DOORS

2015 - Cai Be Vietnam

While on a Mekong river cruise we took a boat trip to Cai Be, these homes had lots of doors!
Click here for more photos of our day and click here for the market.

Waiting in the doorway.

Thursday Doors

Linking up at Norm's Thursday Doors.

February 2015 - Near Siem Reap Cambodia

Banteay Srei or Banteay Srey (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយស្រី) is a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia

Saturday Snapshot

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia

I posted some photos last week of the Apsara dinner and dance. This week I'll focus on the details of the performances.

Classical dance, including the famous 'Apsara dance,' has a grounded, subtle, restrained, yet feather-light, ethereal appearance. Distinct in its ornate costuming, taut posture, arched back and feet, flexed fingers flexed, codified facial expressions, slow, close, deliberate but flowing movements, Classical dance is uniquely Khmer. It presents themes and stories inspired primarily by the Reamker (the Cambodian version of the Indian classic, the Ramayana) and by the Age of Angkor.

All photography on Junk Boat Travels are under copyright unless stated otherwise.

Saturday Snapshots is hosted by West Metro Mommy. 

Saturday Snapshot

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia

We attended an Apsara dance dinner and show.

As evidenced in part by the innumerable apsaras (celestial dancers) adorning the walls of Angkorian temples, traditional dance has been part of Khmer culture for well more than a millennium. 

This photo was taken at Angkor Wat earlier.

Many traditional dances were developed and refined from the 1940s-60s under the patronage of Queen Kossamak at the Conservatory of Performing Arts and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. Queen Kossamak trained her granddaughter Princess Bopha Devi in traditional dance from early childhood, and she went on to become the face of Khmer traditional dance in the 1950s and 60s both in Cambodia and abroad. Like so much of Cambodian art and culture, traditional dance was almost lost under the brutal repression of the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s, only to be revived and reconstructed in the 1980s and 90s due, in large part, to the extraordinary efforts of Princess Bopha Devi.

These photos show the traditional and romantic Fishing Dance.

Folk Dance come in two forms: ceremonial and theatrical. As a general rule, only Theatrical Folk Dance is presented in public performances, with Ceremonial Folk Dances reserved for particular rituals, celebrations and holidays. Theatrical Folk Dances such as the popular Good Harvest Dance and the romantic Fishing Dance are usually adaptations of dances found in the countryside or inspired by rural life and practices. Most of the Theatrical Folk Dances were developed at RUFA in Phnom Penh in the 1960s as part of an effort to preserve and perpetuate Khmer culture and arts.

All photography on Junk Boat Travels are under copyright unless stated otherwise.

Saturday Snapshots is hosted by West Metro Mommy. 

Weekend Reflections

Posting at Weekend Reflections.

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia

Weekend Cooking

I'm posting over at The Budget Travelers' Sandbox 

Beth hosts Weekend Cooking where you can post anything food related.

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia

I love eating in Asian countries, the food is always so good. We were paid for treated to a lunch by the river cruise company, Avalon, when we were in Siem Reap.

Champey is situated nearby Pub Street and just beside the old market.

Our charming server.

Presentation was very impressive.

Day 3 - Siem Reap

February 2015 - Siem Reap Cambodia


Day 6 February 11 Siem Reap 

Today, continue your sightseeing of the Angkor temples. Unlike the other temples, TA PROHM has been left relatively untouched. Tree roots grow over and through the ruin walls, allowing you to experience the temple with the same wonder as the early explorers who discovered it.















Then, visit BANTEAY SREI, a unique temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Unlike other temples, it is built on a small scale from red sandstone, which can be carved like wood.

This little guy was having his lunch of clams.




Next, stop at LES ARTISANS D’ANGKOR, a development project teaching young adults traditional handicraft techniques.

Of course, the shopping excursion. Nothing was purchased, but the box I bought at the market was cheaper here!

She's on her cell phone as she works.



The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure to explore this charming town. (Breakfast)

The bus dropped us at the market and we had a quick lunch at the Red Piano.
A stroll through the market first.








Some shoes...

A foot massage (again) for John and I had my hair coloured along with a massage.

Back to the hotel by tuk tuk and we decide to have a drink in the bar before heading out to dinner. It turns out that the dancers were putting on a show at the hotel so we ended up staying in for the show and dinner.







Egg rolls and satay, very good!