Travel The World

Still at the traditional village outside of Bangkok circa '97.  I enjoyed watching the kickboxing and colorful dancing!

I just love both of these views including the winding cobblestone streets.

I wish these pictures could convey what I actually saw that night.  It was a feast for the eyes!

More dancing from this village.  I especially like the extended fingernails and the timed dancing between the sticks!

Well, no pictures, no exciting travel stories in this post.  I just wanted to write about what's been on my mind today and really, for the last five months. You know, I have traveled all over the world to some great places.  While in the military, I lived in Bavaria for three years and what a beautiful area that was.  Later, I spent extensive time in Italy/Greece and really enjoyed both the countries and the people.  More recently in '06, I was in Slovakia and have wonderful memories of the times I shared with friends there.  Still, there's just something about Georgia that is difficult to quantify.  Is it the beauty of the country that calls me back?  Is it the hospitable nature of the people?  I think it goes deeper than that.  In Georgia, you can feel the suffering the people have endured over the centuries as it has been passed down in the collective consciousness.  Yet, you can also observe the positive attitudes they disp...

and a wonderful statue in the same area in Prague.

Notice the swords.  The video's even more amazing!

I visited this village just outside of Bangkok back in '97.  While there, I saw traditional Thai dancing, kick-boxing, etc.  I'll post all those pics in the next few days.

Another shot from the traditional dance I attended in the Repubic of Georgia last November!

These pictures were snapped back in '01 at a crocodile farm just outside of Bangkok.  I had thought of jumping in and saving the person being swallowed by the croc' but decided that you just have to let nature takes its course sometimes.  Right???

A continuation of photos from the last few weeks.

As my exploration of Prague's 'Old City' continued, I snapped these pictures of St.Vitus Cathedral, a part of the Prague Castle complex.  Please let me know which is your favorite!

A T-38 that landed while we were inspecting the other aircraft.

Here are three pictures of the 'Old City.'  I tell you, they don't make them like that anymore!  I posted a story about this trip in the past so just do a search on this site for 'Prague' in order to read more about it.

Last Thursday, I got to take a tour of the flightline at Kelly Annex in conjunction with my job.  These pictures show a front view of a T-6 'Texan' trainer used to train student-pilots.  It was a very informative tour!

Here's another from the same performance!

I saw this performance just a few weeks before I left Georgia.  It was amazing and I can't believe I almost missed it!

Here's wishing a 'Happy Easter' to all my friends around the world. I wish I could be there with you!

Lilia, Here is a video of typical Georgian music/dancing played at a restaurant.