Young monks checking out the flooding along the waterfront
Sandbags and sunset along the Mekong 
Good lord, it's hot when the sun comes out
Cheese factor at That Luang (the Golden Pagoda)After spending almost a week loafing around the big city, riding a bike, walking the streets, and finishing an obscene number of books in trendy coffee shops, I've finally roused myself to move on. Due to the floods that are still rendering the southern roads impassable (or so all the travel agents claim), a friend and I have opted to simply avoid the problem by going around. This involves one overnight bus to Bangkok, and then another bus to Siem Riep, Cambodia. My passport is in the hands of the Cambodian embassy as we speak, in the hopes that having a tourist visa already in place will prevent overcharging at the border (one does hear stories). It's probably all wishful thinking. Wish me luck in the journey - on to Angkor Wat!
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