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sury wrote:Yildiz,
Thank you and the link is appreciated. It is a pity that such actions are taken. I have seen it
quite often in India too. Unfortunately, it is often too late we realize the severity of these
actions. On a positive note, Siem Reap province seems to be very proactive in preserving and
even restoring these temples. They are teamed up with various countries (Japan, Taiwan, and India
to name a few) to restore the ruins.

Sury

Hi Sury;

That's good to hear. A precious place indeed and well worth preserving as their economy relies on such good tourist attractions. Glad that it's recognized highly-worthy and collaborations are made to conserve and restore by some good countries' officials and savvy people.

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

Here is an example of the collaboration with India. BTW, this is the only place I have seen an overt display of collaboration information.
At Ta Prohm. I think the image has enough resolution to zoom in and read the text.



This is the photo of the left side of the temple as you are looking at it.

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Impressive final look, Sury.

Good work. Impressive details in the second photo as well. Intriguing cultural / archeological heritage.

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

Sury, I enjoyed your images. I always say, that street scene images should tell a story, if at all possible. Well, I especially liked the first image, that showed a blend of cultures in cuisines. It made me think. Did you see any McDonald's or Starbucks? I wonder how long it would take for Mexican and Kmyr cuisine blend into one. Tasting the food in that restaurant could have told another story. I noticed that in the blend of Japanese and Peruvian in the Peruvian restaurants, that I had visited in California. I think of the blends of 16 century Spanish into Mayan, Inca, and Philippine cuisines, after the arrival of the Conquistadors. Locally, I see Japanese cuisine featured in almost every Chinese or Thai restaurants. On TV, I saw a restaurant review show about a Sushi restaurant, that blends Mexican with Japanese cuisine. It's just a thought.

Thank you Fotogeorge and welcome to the forum. I did not see any McDonald's or Starbucks. I agree tasting the food in that restaurant could have told another story. Or even at one of the several Indian restaurants. Even the local restaurants we visited offered a variety of non Cambodian items (e.g. Pasta, Burgers, Steaks etc). I did not see a "fusion" centric menu at any of the restaurants we visited. My wife tried local vegetarian fare and enjoyed it. Well, they do use quite a bit of chili peppers similar to South Indian cuisine.

As for the Mexican restaurant, we got down the tuk-tuk and turned the corner and the board was staring at us. I was totally caught off guard. Last thing I expected was a Mexican restaurant in the middle of Siam Reap. We had a brief stay and did not want to miss out the local fare.

Sury.