Reading and Roaming
As of yesterday, we’ve traded Bangkok for Tokyo. The population of each city is around 13 million and both are large urban areas. But we’ve gone from tropical heat (mid 90’s) and high humidity to emerging spring (temperatures in the high 60’s). From palm trees and lush greenery to deciduous trees just beginning to leaf. …
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One could get the impression that Bangkok is only about traffic. Both yesterday and today we have spent several hours getting to and from our hotel and the museums we visited. With this stop, we are back to being official and no longer on vacation. There are good roads, elevated highways with 3 lanes in each direction …
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Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama was here in Siem Reap as part of her Asian tour promoting education for young girls. We didn’t see her, but saw lots of evidence—police, armed guards, and security vans around one of the nearby hotels. Siem Reap has grown exponentially in the last ten or so years to a population …
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Our last morning in Ho Chi Minh City was devoted to a tour of some notable sites. We visited the Presidential Palace and I admired the elegant state reception rooms in particular and noted in the war council and secure rooms that not only was there the one important “red phone” which was red, but also …
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