Headed to the land of temples
Another long train ride – this station was impossible to find if not for Mr. Miyagi
Morning at the market
No chain businesses in this area
Intricate brickwork
Surreal landscape
Ancient city was strong from 9th to 13th centuries
Fun with Filters
Some of the original stucco has remained
Riding into battle atop the war-kitten
Most temples have Buddha statues inside
9th Century locals
Unfortunately there was an earthquake as we were visiting the temples
Over 300 of the temples were damaged – vary sad
On the bright side there was a beautiful rainbow within an hour of the earthquake
Of course the Buddha likes some bling
Amazing colors from the sunset
Simply Amazing
Happy sunset faces
As you can see – broken stupas
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