Cambodia

Cambodia is a country that has a painful history.  During our visit to the national capital Phnom Penh we went to the Killing Fields and the Torture Prison S21.  Both were incredibly difficult places as the darkest aspects of human history were present in these places.  I didn't take many pictures of those places, but made up for it with en endless number of pictures from Angkor Wat.  Please enjoy!

A cloudy sunset at the Pre Rup temple.

Sunrise over Angkor Wat.

Moonrise too.

The many faces of Bayon.

Getting in a little Muay Thai.

The reflection of the whole Angkor crew: Eva, João, Enrico, and myself.

The Phare Circus

The Killing Field memorial pagoda.

Thailand

We have a summer vacation from school.  We packed our little backpacks and headed to Southeast Asia for 5 weeks.  First stop: Thailand.  

The Grand Palace in Bangkok.

A special day for Na, his first floating market. Boy was he excited.

During the week we took a short flight to the northern city of Chiang Mai to explore the country a little bit on the back of a motor bike and see the elephants.

115 cc of pure power.

Outside the Hustle and Bustle

For being the most densely populated place on Earth, Hong Kong has a lot of green space, a lot of hiking, and can be quite relaxing depending where you go and when you go there.

A Star Wars exhibit outside of the History Museum

The Dragon's Back trail on the Southeast corner of Hong Kong Island.

Beautiful Shek O beach.

The two English teachers.

Reading in prep to get ready for China.

Nope.

A local Hakka wedding in our small town of Sha Tau Kok.

Hiking on the island.

Hong Kong's crazy disposable culture.

Domestic workers practicing catwalk moves in front of the luxury stores.

Eating at the Java Road Market.

The Place of the ¥20 Note

May 1st in China is a big deal.  The Spring Festival sees many Chinese traveling all around the country.  This year, Eva and I decided to be one of the horde and traveled from Hong Kong to Yangshuo to see one of China's most famous landscapes.  We stayed in the small town of Xingpingzhen where the picture for the back of the 20 Yuan note was made.  The limestone peaks that dot the landscape are incredible and make you feel as small as can be. 

Cormorants used for fishing in the river.