Eat your greens !!

This stall served a spicey noodle stew to which you

added your choice of greens - notice the fresh mint leaves

Visakha Bucha - Bangkok

Visakha Bucha is a holiday commemorating the

the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha on the same day

(different years obviously). Above two monks at

a large 2-day festival at Sanam Luang Bangkok

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanam_Luang
http://www.thaicongenvancouver.org/visakhabucha.htm

Two teachers in formal civil servant uniforms at the event
Civil Servants at the event
Mind over matter - see below

Making offering of small coins

Monks speaking to devotees before a procession

Preparing for the processing - flags being distributed

Elder monks lead the processon - three times round a structure

(containing a Buddha?) at centre of Sanam Luang

'Bangkok Dangerous'

Attempted Assassination in Bangkok

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8003531.stm

Police looking for evidence the following day

Chalk marking marking spent bullets

Some reports say up to a hundred bullets were fired in the 5 minute attack

The Bangkok Post gave graphics of the attack and map

(10 minutes walk from my hotel)

National Museum Phnom Penh

Jack Fruit tree at entrance to museum

Central court-yard of museum
Some exhibits at museum -
unfortunately they dont allow photos to be taken

Siemreap market - Cambodia

Siemreap to Phnom Penh by bus

Crocodile Farm - Siemreap

This is a view from a stairway window at my hotel in Siemreap

Cambodia. Next door can be seen about 40 crocodiles in a pool - bred for their skins.