Showing posts with label monkeys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monkeys. Show all posts

Saturday, December 30, 2006

a much needed trip out

I recently managed to leave town for 12 whole days!!! thats right kiddies, i busted out and was able to see two of the places i've wanted to visit since i arrived here. and in the middle, i was checked out by the docs to commemerate being on the downhill slide of my time in country. clean bill of health! humdullah!!!

so some of you know about my obsession with fountains. well, this was my first trip to a real waterfall, and needless to say, i'm in love!!!!! so incredibly beautiful. i was in heaven and took at least 4 billion pictures!
We arrived at the village, and i thought "where is this thing??" then you walk about a hundred yards and notice this big cliff. all the sudden you're standing right on top of them! crazy!



This is where the collide about halfway down.



and then you can walk all the way down to the bottom of the falls where the view is equally breathtaking!


truly a dream come true. me and a real live monkey, living out in the wild and sitting in the palm of my hand!



so the waterfall was pre medical visit. after, i went to one of the imperial cities! this is at the tomb of a famous old leader. love the doorways in this country!



just outside of this city, there is old roman city. all ruins and not completely excavated, this place was incredible. Here i am next to an old well.



once again i took a million pictures, but tried to choose some interesting ones. this is some sort of aquaduct or something.



this was the center of town where the government buildings and public square was. now some birds call it home.



They call this the "arc de triomphe." not quite the one in paris, but still pretty cool.


This is just off the main road of the town. these houses were of the weathly people and many also had shops and businesses attached. sweet!

this house is called "the house of columns." i claimed it as my own as it is so beautiful! lots of columns and a beautiful courtyard. i'll be moving in next month.