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Thursday, January 19, 2012

US-Mexico Trip - Cancun and the Mayan Ruins (2 of 2)

Cancun and the Mayan Ruins continued...

Mayan ruins - Chichen Itza - main pyramid (unrestored side)

Chichen Itza - main pyramid (detail)

Chichen Itza - small platform

Chichen Itza - main pyramid (detail)

Chichen Itza - sacred cenote description

Chichen Itza - sacred cenote

Chichen Itza - building detail

Chichen Itza - main pyramid - restored side

Chichen Itza - main pyramid

Chichen Itza - building detail

Chichen Itza - marketplace columns

Chichen Itza - serpent balustrade

Chichen Itza - building detail

Chichen Itza - main entrance

Chichen Itza - observatory

the weather finally clears! (view from our balcony)

Mayan ruins - Ek-Balam

Ek-Balam - looking toward main pyramid

Ek-Balam - main pyramid

Ek-Balam - main pyramid detail

Ek-Balam - view from top of main pyramid

Ek-Balam - kath at top of main pyramid (another steep climb!)

Ek-Balam - more steep steps on main pyramid

Ek-Balam - view from main pyramid steps

Ek-Balam - detail

Cenote tour (the Ek Balem Cenote Maya)

Cenote access stairs

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j scott watters

j scott watters

"everyone should believe in something,
i believe i'll go fishing" thoreau

jswatters@yahoo.com

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

US-Mexico Trip - Washington, DC

our last stop of this trip was to visit my sister, sue, bruce (and toby) in silver spring, MD (a 'burb of DC). we also caught up with aunt ruth, cousin cynthia and her family. art hits: we made a visit to the East and West wings of the National Gallery and the Phillips Collection. sue, bruce and i got out for a tennis hit on nice late october day... i made some copies of some old photos of us and our parents (included here).

mom and dad (watters) in early 50s

dad in the army in 50s

sue around 1960 (portrait by a neighbor)

steve, scott, pat, sue and bill (late 50s in reboboth)

Chris Kath Scott Cynthia Katya and Benjamin

Katherine Benjamin Katya Chris and Cynthia

scott and ruth at the phillips

kath and ruth

mom (circa 1950)

scott around 1960

DC metro map

scott and kath at the national gallery

sue and bruce

Vicki (and son Andrew) Kath and Scott

sue and kath taking toby for a walk

kath and sue with aboriginal painting we gave them...

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j scott watters

j scott watters

"everyone should believe in something,
i believe i'll go fishing" thoreau

jswatters@yahoo.com

US-Mexico trip - LA, CA

i stopped off in LA on the way home to do a tour of the Getty Museum - they had a nice docent walk describing the architecture... katherine left a few days earlier and got caught up in the Qantas lockout so ended up flying back to Oz just one day before i arrived.