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#countryside

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Dag-Rune Z
The mini citadel temple in Banteay Meanchey

Despite the name, the temple complex of Prasat Banteay Chhmar is one of the largest building works from the time of Jayavarman VII. This newly cleared covered walkway between the entrance building and the first temple to the west of the temple is an example of the building style of the era.

Including the great god kings face covering some of the towers in the central parts. Like what is done in Bayon State Temple in the centre of Angkor Thom.

Banteay Chhmar can be directly translated to “Mini/small fortress”. It is situated in Banteay Meanchey province, meaning The Fortress of Victory. This temple is situated far west in today’s Cambodia, but it is situated along the Angkor Khmer Highway, the main road connecting the main cities in the Khmer Angkor Empire together. This temple was directly connected to Angkor Thom via this highway.

Banteay Chhmar, along with its many satellite shrines and dried out reservoir (Baray), comprises one of the most important and least understood archaeological complexes from Cambodia's Angkor period.

It has been under careful and extensive restoration for the last ten years. This has uncovered buildings in the style of the great kings other buildings. There are some detailed decorated friezes and pilasters, and outer walls with extensive bas-reliefs.

Prasat Banteay Chhmar is 3 hours’ drive out of Siem Reap. Suitable for a daytrip, but there are lodgings nearby. Sisophon town is under one hour away with more lodging’s alternatives and small city offerings of food, drinks and shopping.

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DimaLink

This is lupin. Violet. This is grass. Green

Green and violet. After the rain. Everything is diving in the greenery, everything is put into green. Grass likes water so much. To drink a little water and grow. Into intense green color. And all around there a bushes. Lupin. violet such a big big bush. And all around it is lawn.

#photo#photography#nature
Snaprails

Woke up early so went for a 6 a.m. walk across the heath before it got too hot. The morning mist quickly evaporated and by 7 I was carrying the outer layer I’d needed an hour earlier. The heather is blooming lovely, I heard a Woodpecker, and saw some Great Tits <fnarr, fnarr>
#walking #countryside

D-Meat

In July, I visited a friend I had not seen in several years, and I could witness for the first time his home, (@maison_forte_grand_ouest on instagram), also known as La Sevrie.
I was happy to take a chair and do some watercolors of the site ! Even if this one cost me some sunburns.
Two more paintings are coming up ! See you next saturday for the next one !

#art#frenchartist#sketch
LokeMani

Yesterday we took a little hike to the grocery store an hour away. We don't own a car so we just walked along the side of the road with backpacks.

Someday we really should get around to fixing up those bikes, but walking is nice too when the scenery is this pretty. 🌿

#countryside#landscape
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