So, I opened my travel adventure this year by going to the East Java of Indonesia last week – the island with the most number of active volcanoes in the world. The trip was actually intended for doing a climb to the beautiful mountain of Semeru, the island’s highest mountain and which is still very much an active volcano itself. Unfortunately, news that the trail was temporarily closed due to the rainy season came to my ears a week before…
Of all the places that I was excited of coming back to in Manila, it was the walled city of Intramuros that excited me most. I remember how amazed I was by all the beautiful buildings left by the Spaniards when they colonized the Philippines for 400 years. I was amazed back then and I was amazed again this time. It was like being thrown back to those colonial times when people were still mobilizing on horse carriages and all.
Bayon and Ta Prohm are two of the most famous temples in Angkor Wat. We went there as part of the Mini Tour together with the grand Angkor Wat itself. When I first arrived and walked around the temple of Bayon, I realized instantly that there was something about it that was uniquely different from the other temples in Angkor Wat.