Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

THere are banana men everywhere -

Meanwhile, down near the dock is a group of folks dressed in native dress - part of the National Day celebration

The Timor Leste navy

A ship

Native costume

Parade

Watching - military and UN guys everywhere

Meanwhile, the parade

Walking up the street - a so-called market, fresh meat, corn and other vegetables

For Lisa - Tour de Timor

And a banana market

This is some sort of government building - and a flag raising ceremony - with native guys, and a choir

Raising the flag

Salute

Flag up and flying

A street

And lobsters for sale

Close look at lobsters

Pumping water

Kids - being kids

Back down at the so-called beach - everyone hanging out

Kids swinging

Sunday family

Sunday crowds - wall - to wall people - just like Orchard Road on any afternoon

Sunday coffee

And the coffee man

Mom and baby

Another mom and baby

Joe's Rooster

A native dance side show

And the Turkish cafe - our kabob girls

The Kabob team

November 28, 2010: IR: Timor-Leste Independence Day - 25 years old

And exploring Timor-Leste by infrared images, - the beach

Sidewalk

A fir tree - not a lot of IR reflectance

Palm tree - lots of IR reflectance

A street

Signs - this place is owned by a Singaporean and his Indonesian wife - and for 8 years - what a struggle

A Chinese place

Parliment building

Dili beach

More beach

Drink stands - just like Indonesia, India , Cambodia and Thailand

Walking

Swinging girls

More swinging girls

Fishing boats

Family discussion

Fishermen

Groups - of ...

C. Frank Starmer

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