Siem Reap river park, dinner and a tuk-tuk ride

The previous post in this series is here..

Believe it or not, this is the 10th stop for day 3 of our trip. Our first day of sightseeing in Cambodia that started before 7AM and ended at 6:30 PM.

Our driver stopped near the river park that was just beautiful. Given the traffic we ran across to catch the view and came back to the car. We found that we could actually walk to this place from our hotel. Made a mental note to do that the following day. After this our driver showed us around the night market area and the central square with all the restaurants. He told us it would be a 15 minute walk to our hotel after our dinner or we could take a tuk tuk back for 1 to 1.5$.

It was a choice between Modiji’s Indian restaurant or Lotus Indian restaurant. We picked Lotus. The food and service was awesome. We did feel that the yogurt was interesting. Later we learned that yoghurt in Cambodia was made from milk powder. Dairy is not a concept there and cows are only eaten. Was thinking “little wonder then that all the temples are in ruins”.

Here is a video highlights reel..

After dinner we decided to take the tuk tuk to the hotel. We were going to be picked up by our driver at 4:30 AM the next morning to see the sunrise..

It was an exhausting day with 10 stops and non stop sightseeing, a fall that ended in a bruised leg that still had not been attended to.. just went back to the hotel, took two tylenol and crashed. The next day was going to be busy as well!

Sometimes life just passes by..

Recently was walking through a park.. Sun was about to set. This lonely park bench was really calling out to me. 

Kept walking.. really wanted to sit on that bench, cross my legs and stare at the trees.. but something told me, there is more to see, keep going! 

Then came the actual sunset through the trees. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Sunset is sunset, no matter where you are! Watching the same sun set over and over again never gets boring!

Walked some more and saw this fellow on the path! He (or she) rolled around and showed the belly for me to pet! Have nothing against cats and dogs, but am allergic to them. So stay as far away as possible. Said "sorry" to the little fellow, took a picture and kept moving. 

Then there was the selfie.. this one is for my mom, who has not seen my face in two months. For that matter I haven't seen her face in two months as well.

It was a miracle that I did not get sick with all that pollen floating around.

It is time to stop writing about parks and cats and figure out a time to do video chat with folks in India. 

Now you know where I was going with the whole Life passing by thing!

X-mas in the Park - San Jose - Photoblog

A street in downtown San Jose filled with rides and lights, two dozen mini Christmas trees decorated with everything from lights, ornaments to music CD's, twilight giving bright hues and saturated colors..

Here are a few photographs..

Did get to practice motion blur shots and pulled off one with San and the little one on a swing ride. All the ideas not tried this year or ideas that came to my head only after reviewing the photos at home will be tried at the next opportunity.

When you see a Ferris wheel after dark, one should at least take one shot with long exposure times with a high f number and a curtain flash. Try it.

Here are some HD videos..

If you live in the bay area, X-mas in the park is definitely worth an evenings visit!

Walking around is free. The rides cost you tickets. An arm band for 13 bucks gives a kid unlimited rides. However, the kid has to be at least 42 inches to ride alone. If shorter an adult has to accompany the kid.

That costs you a lot of tickets or a screaming kid... your choice!

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