Category Archives: Buildings & Architecture
Klenteng Hok Lay Kiong (A Chinese Temple in Bekasi)
Klenteng Hok Lay Kiong is a Chinese Temple in the Little China Town area of Bekasi. You can find it on Jl. Kenari 1, Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17113, not far from Bekasi Junction. Visiting close to the lunar new year, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese temple, Jakarta
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Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁)
Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) , Korea is located in busy Seoul. It is a wonderfully preserved (and rebuilt) palace originally built centuries ago. During certain times they have traditional colourful Korean military guards with swords and halberds, guarding the decorative Gwanghwamun … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 stars, architecture, Korea, Seoul
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Bandung Bus Tour
Bandung City Tour on Bus: BANDROS Dream big. There is nothing wrong to envisage Bandung like New York City. Surely it takes time, especially courage to begin with. We acknowledge the double-deck buses in New York City and romanticize Bandung … Continue reading
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Tagged Bandung, bus, city tour, Indonesia, Sights
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Sultan’s Palace in Cirebon
The Kraton Kasepuhan is the oldest sultan’s palace (or kraton) in the city of Cirebon,Indonesian just a few hours east of Jakarta on the north coast of Java. It is the residence of the Sultan of Kasepuhan. While the sultan still … Continue reading
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Tagged Cirebon, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kraton, Palace
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Jakarta’s skyline
Jakarta’s tallest building, Wisma 46 is visible in the skyline of central Jakarta here.
Australian National Aviation Museum
Located in Moorabbin, a suburb of Melbourne is the Moorabbin Air Museum or Australian National Aviation Museum. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, it is very reasonably priced at $10 AUD for adults and $5 for kids it is staffed and … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Australian National Aviation Museum, Melbourne, Moorabbin Air Museum, Morrabbin, Musuem, Planes
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UNESCO listed Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia
The famous UNESCO listed Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia’s northern province of Siem Reap was originally built as a Hindu temple and then converted to a Buddhist, it functioned as the centre of the Khmer Kingdom. The tourist crowds get large here, … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Temples, Monasteries and Mosques
Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Hindu temple, Khmer Kingdom, photography, Siem Reap, Temples
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Beng Mealea Temple, Cambodia
Beng Mealea Temple in Cambodia is about an hour or so from the more famous Angkor Wat Temple complex. It has similar style and is thus assumed to have been built at approximately the same time and by King Suryavarman … Continue reading
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Tagged Angkor Wat, Beng Mealea, Khmer Temple, Siem Reap, Travel
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Bangkok Seashell Museum
Quite by accident I discovered this new little museum down near the end of Thanon Silorn, just up from the State Tower in Bangkok that has Sirroco Restaurant on the 63rd Floor. It is a delightful 3 story building with … Continue reading
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