In Siam Reap, Cambodia

On Monday we made the border crossing from Thailand into Cambodia and took a taxi for 2 and a half hours to Siem Reap. I wasn't looking forward to the drive because I had been told that it was quite a rough ride and can take as long as 7 hours but luckily there was a new road built just two years ago :)

Today we explored a few of the many amazing temples located just outside of the city. We left at about 5:30 this morning to catch the sunrise at Angkor Wat but unfortuantely it was a little cloudy but the light was still really nice and it didn't start getting too hot until about 8:30.

After lunch at a street restaurant next to some volleyball courts we explored Ta Prohm and then came back to the hotel and took a nap.

We had some pizza for dinner and then went to The Bayon for sunset.


There are so many temples here and they are all much bigger than I had imagined and are absolutely breathtaking.

I'm working on uploading pictures to my website right now...hopefully i'll get some more up today or tomorrow....

3 New Galleries

Just finshed uploading 3 new galleries to www.citritefoto.com/travel/thailand. In other news, we had a short downpour this afternoon! It provided a much needed break from the triple digit heat we've been having and made for a very pleasant AC-free evening. On top of that it cleared the haze a little and I was able to see that Chiang Mai is surrounded by mountains on at least three sides! I had no idea because all I had been able to see until now was haze.

4 New Galleries on the website!

Follow the link on the right to my website and you will find 2 new galleries of markets in Chiang Mai, some views from my apartment balcony, and a gallery of my visit to an elephant camp.

Enjoy...and be sure to post comments!

Songkran Day 2 - Apr. 14

whole celebration summed up in one word: wet

Songkran (Thai New Year) Day 1 - Apr.13

see wikipedia article for explaination: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkran

Massive concert/celebration short walk down the road from the condo

Making Some Salsa

Yesterday I was craving some salsa. I realized I could find all of the ingredients I needed to make it...here is the result:

http://www.citritefoto.com/Travel/Thailand/Making-some-Roses-Salsa/11796423_tYKZE#833292065_QEnaW

Check out my website....

Some of you may have noticed a lack of posts here lately. I've been spending a lot of time uploading all of my pictures to my website www.citritefoto.com/travel/thailand

Questions and comments are highly appreciated!