The Jude Law Effect

Sawat dii ka, we made it to Bangkok two nights ago! I have about 12 minutes left on the internet before it dies on me so I'll make this quick (sorry for the brief posts!)

Back track to Siem Reap, we toured the Angkor temples for the second day, checking out less well known but equally as neat temples Preah Khan, Neak Pean, East Mebon, Pre Rup, Banteay Kdei, and ending with a failed sunset viewing at Phnom Bakheng (sky was cloudy so we couldn't really see anything, much like the sunrise at Angkor Wat). The best story from this day was when we checked out East Mebon, I bumped into an old friend from high school, Jack! It was pretty surreal since it's been somewhere around 4-5 years since we had seen each other and running into each other at an obscure Angkor temple (out of dozens of temples scattered around the area) is pretty crazy. Other than that, my favorite temple that day would have to be Preah Khan, which actually served as a temporary residence for King Jayavarman VII while Angkor Thom was being repaired after a Siamese attack in the 12th Century. For a temporary home, this place was not too shabby. There were all these chambers with wonderful carvings on the outside and I'm not sure what they were used for, perhaps for some kind of sacred ritual? There were also trees growing out of the walls and it was a relatively shady temple so that was nice. We ended our time in Siem Reap well and ready to take on Thailand....

Ali's mother has arrived in Thailand, which I know Ali has been really excited about. We have split off a bit, they are in the Lumphini area while I am staying on Kao San Road. I met up with Jack, his friend Jesse, and two of their friends Stacey and Brittany to tour the Grand Palace yesterday, which was very glitzy and well decorated. That night we attended Muay Thai Fighting matches which I really enjoyed.