#3 Party Supplies; Taken December 24, 2015 in Hue
#2 Filing Cabinets; Taken December 25, 2015 in Hue
#1 Lesser Bicycles: Taken December 25, 2015
DAILY PHOTO: Top 3 Things Hue Bike Rickshaws Carry
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DAILY PHOTO: Hoi An by Night
Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An
Street food
Floating lanterns
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DAILY PHOTO: How’d You Like to be a Crocodile Dentist?
Taken on December 21, 2015 in the Mekong Delta
Being able to see the color of a crocodile’s tongue, but not the color of its eyes, isn’t comforting.
But could someone get in there and floss the green gunk out of this fella’s teeth.
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DAILY PHOTO: Saigon Central Post Office
Taken on December 20, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (i.e. Saigon)
I had concerns about the Main Branch of the Post Office being one of Saigon’s top 10 sights on TripAdvisor. I mean, what’s it say about a city whose post office is a tourist destination? (A field trip for ten-year olds, maybe, but a must-see tourist destination?) However, both the post office and Saigon wowed me.
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DAILY PHOTO: Away in a Manger
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
This will likely be my last post of the year. Tonight we leave to holiday in Vietnam. So, I figured I’d make it Christmasy.
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DAILY PHOTO: Water Buffalo in Khajuraho
Taken in October of 2015 in Khajuraho
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2015 Top 10: Highlights From the Year That Was
These aren’t necessarily in any order.
1.) Trekking the Great Himalayan National Park [June]:
2.) Teaching kids at KAMMS and Socare [September & October]: I finished my RCYT course in April and have been teaching kids when I have a chance:
3.) Completing Level I Examination at the Muay Thai Institute [September]:
4.) Riding camels at Pushkar and Jaipur [November]:
5.) Boating on the Ganges in Varanasi [October]:
6.) Wandering around a coffee plantation near Chikmaglur [April]:
7.) Completing the Level III and IV reviews in Kalaripayattu [February & August]:
8.) Touring the Glenloch tea factory in Sri Lanka [May]:
9.) 108 Surya Namaskara Against Child Trafficking [March]:
10.) Junk boat tour of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam [December]: This may be jinxing us to put it on the list, before we’ve been (we leave tomorrow) but I’m optimistic that our three weeks in Vietnam will be awesome, and I’m told Ha Long
What to expect in 2016? Lilla and I will be moving back to the States around mid-year. (To where, exactly, remains a mystery.) In January and February I’ll be doing an RYT-300 course to round out my 500 hour yoga teacher certification. I plan to make at least one more trip to Thailand to MTI for Level II. I’d also like to complete the 10-day Vipassana meditation course before returning. Lilla and I are thinking about another Himalaya trek for the summer.
I’ll also be continuing to work on press handstand progression, as that’s been a focus for me of late and I still have a ways to go.
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DAILY PHOTO: Hawa Mahal Front and Back
The back: Taken on November 30, 2015 in Jaipur
The front (i.e. the picturesque side) of the Hawa Mahal.
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DAILY PHOTO: Jantar Mantar
Taken on November 27, 2015 in Jaipur
Jantar Mantar is one of the five observatories built by Maharaja Jai Singh II. (The others were built at Varanasi, Mathura, Ujjain, and Delhi.) This one, built in Jaipur, is the most well-preserved and extensive of the five. The observatory largely consists of sun-dials that use shadows to mark the time or describe the movement of the Earth relative to the Sun. It’s impressive how accurately one can tell the time by these sun-dials.
Apparently, the devices have some astrological significance / role as well. [I didn’t ask.] Our guide asked whether: “I believed in astronomy and astrology.” Which is a question that sounds a lot to my ear like, “Do you believe in gravity and ghosts?”
Jantar Mantar is one of Jaipur’s most impressive sights.
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