New Year Decorations for sale - Siemreap

Budhist New Year - Siemreap Cambodia

Pretty Thai girl brightens a rainy day

Thai Political Demo - Bangkok

A few days later The Red Shirts successfully disrupted the ASEAN summit

at Pattaya forcing the meeting to be cancelled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7994465.stm

Demonstrations turn violent in Bangkok and are crushed by Army

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7997507.stm

Wedding Photos - Bangkok

I came across this photo shoot at Phra Sumen Fort the other day.

I think they must have been professional models doing a shoot for some magazine.

Traditional Medicines - Vientiane Laos

Traditional medicine section of Vientiane morning market

Thai Princess visits Vientiane

Laos newpaper covering the event

Princess Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (in check top) visiting National Library of Laos

For more information on this princess see:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Chakri_Sirindhorn

Traffic jams on streets surrounding my hotel this afternoon. Something important was taking place. After some investigation I found out the Thai Princess was visiting the National Library of Laos (only 400 yards or so from my hotel)

For more on this visit to Laos (to open a new rail link between Thailand and Laos) see:-

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_346259.html

http://nntworld.prd.go.th/previewnews.php?news_id=255202270047&tb=N255202&news_headline=HRH%20Princess%20Maha%20Chakri%20Sirindhorn%20to%20take%20first%20trip%20on%20train%20line%20from%20Thailand%20to%20Lao

http://laovoices.com/2009/03/05/lao-thai-railway-opening-ceremony/

http://laovoices.com/2009/03/05/lao-thai-railway-connection-opens-for-business/