Monthly Archives: January 2010

khmer dance 003

khmer dance

31 Jan Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.

khmer tra­di­tional dance. shows greater affin­ity with thai court dance than neigh­bour­ing viet­namese tra­di­tions. this troupe were all local siem reap (mostly chil­dren) per­form­ers, whose liveli­hood is depen­dent on the munif­i­cence of tourists. pretty, if not tech­ni­cally accom­plished, these kids did their best, but sit­ting … Read More →

siem reap

siem reap cambodia

25 Jan Filed under cambodia, doesn't fit anywhere else, places. No comments.
venezia 12

morte a venezia

17 Jan Filed under italy, places, venezia. No comments.
Ponte Vecchio

ponte vecchio: firenze in winter

16 Jan Filed under firenze, italy. No comments.

a lot of peo­ple avoid firenze out of sea­son — it’s damp in win­ter, quite cold, often rainy. the nar­row streets with their over­hang­ing eaves drip­ping rain­wa­ter, take on a brood­ing, melan­choly demeanour, in very stark con­trast to the sweat­ing heat of sum­mer, ice cream guz­zling school … Read More →