Just About Everything

       The Golden evening sky today I look forward to evenings, there is something special about evenings......love the mood, love the moment, and love the serenity. My love for evenings can't be said better than the below quotes: “ The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.” -Kazuo Ishiguro “Evenings are the beautifully sweet spot between the harsh light of the day and the dead darkness of night.” -Annonymuos

                                                       Sunset at Phnom Bakheng One of the oldest temples in Angkor, Phnom Bakheng temple is on a hill and involves a little bit of climb to reach there.  Built in the 9th century the Phnom Bakheng temple is currently not in a great condition, parts are being restored and you can make out how nice it must have been in it's prime.  They were allowing only a certain number of people on top of the temple due to it's fragile  condition.   I did not want to miss this temple since it seems extremely popular for  sunset views.  On the way up I could catch a glimpse of the Angkor wat temple complex amidst the jungles. T he temple is unique in it's own way, and because it is at an elevation, the aerial overall view was nice. This was the last temple on our agenda on day ...

The Skyline of New York City I am digressing a little bit in this post...well quite a bit actually ....moving across countries and continents, from Angkor Wat to NYC. Was going through the pictures of my last travel just before the pandemic. Felt so nostalgic and so yearning to travel again....thought of sharing the pictures from that trip. I had visited NYC for a couple of days during my trip. For one of the evenings,  I joined a very small group tour organized by Viator. So happy I did that! It was a wonderful experience. We got some amazing views of the skyline from the Liberty State Park and the Hoboken waterfront, and as a bonus got see some awesome fireworks too! I hope you like the pics!   Me, shivering away to glory in the cold winter evening but loving it too! In Liberty State Park we also visited the official New Jersey memorial (called the Empty Sky), dedicated to the state's victims of the September 11 attacks. Brought back memor...