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Claudia Zahn

This wonderful staircase was designed by the architect Ede Magyar for the Reök Palace in Szeged, Hungary (1906-1907), but it was actually created by the metal-worker and artist-craftsman Pál Fekete, who was responsible for the spectacular forging of the entire building
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Dag-Rune Z
A lunch break on the backroads to Siem Reap

They say in the old Norse book of wisdom and cultural heritage, the Hávamál:

“He craves for water, who comes for refreshment, drying and friendly bidding, marks of good will, fair fame if ‘tis won, and welcome once and again.

“He hath need of his wits who wanders wide, aught simple will serve at home; but a gazing-stock is the fool who sits mid the wise, and nothing knows.”

Wisdom is to enjoy and remember delicious food, good friends and a restful view. Knowledge is know how to get there and enjoy it.

This harmonies quite well with the Khmer view of food, friendship and enjoying a chat. And of course enjoy new sights and a break from everyday with a nice view while travelling. And bird viewing, come to that.

Enjoy the greener alternative

This backroad was consider a shortcut back when we were travelling there, bypassing the crossroads and queues in Sisophon in Western Cambodia. During the pandemic, a huge upgrade was done to the highway between Battambang and Sisiphon and National Road 5 and NR 6. It reduces the travelling time between Siem Reap and Battambang, and between the border city Poipet and Battambang.

The reason to take this backroad even with a new road, is the splendid landscape, the lesser amount of tourists and other travellers, and good food and drinks with a view to peaceful, yet lively, wetland area.

It is so nice to have choices when travelling.

This place is near the Kro Bao Village Peam Pagoda for those who want to see a typical village pagoda in the countryside outside Siem Reap.


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Photo shows a small lake under a road bridge coming in from the left side. To the right is a an open yellow and green wetland area. The wetland stretches into the background, where it is bordered by a distant belt of low trees and bushes. Behind there are some roofs of houses, and a larger pagoda structure. Over it, being the other half of the photo, is a blue sky only broken by some light, white skies. It is a sunny, peaceful day under "endless" blue skies. This sky is mirrored in the lake in the lower part of the photo. There is an open wooden boat to the right just to the left of the road bridge foundations. In the middle of the lake in the lower part is a small area of grass and bushes.
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