Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar (Jan-Feb 2010)

Ready... Set...	Chao Phraya River in Bangkok	Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
Typical street vendor in Bangkok	'Um, and how does this whole taking a bath thing work again, dad?'
One of only 3 remaining alms bowl makers in Thailand		Each of the last 3 families produces an average of only one bowl per day
The community of Ban Batra	Lunch break at the GI-NORMOUS Chatuchak Weekend Market	Wat Pho
Ferocious Temple Guard Dog	The ever-bustling Khao San Road	Near the amulet market
Carlton is captured and consumed by a mechanized massage chair	Students interviewing Angela (I think they thought she was someone famous...)	Outrageous Coke/Popcorn Combo Bucket
Fish Massage, anyone?	Most of the fish that touched my feet died
		The exquisite Jim Thompson House
Suan Lum Night Market
	Mike's Burgers in Chiang Mai
Funeral Preparations in Chiang Mai		Roaming the streets of Chiang Mai
		Carlton pays ransom to release some birds
	Ancient Wisdom
	Tens of thousands showed up for an elder monk's funeral	The first of many massages during our trip
As we got our massages, 2 elephants walked down the street outside... but I was too pre-occupied to take a photo
Wawee Coffee
	In the mountains near Chiang Mai	Bath time!
A little fuel for the ride... The elephants insist	Banana break
		Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
	Doi Suthep, overlooking Chiang Mai
	LOVE LIVE THE KING!
	The Antique House in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Night Market		6 pieces of sushi for less than $1
Yet Another Massage Session		$100 to the first person who finds this 30A sticker! =)
Note the menacing barbed-wire sketched along Myanmar's border (are we sure about this??)	Father vs. Son
	Son Wins	Carlton takes on Team Malaysia
Haggling is certainly present, but nowhere even close to the same degree as in China	Birthday dinner along the Ayeyarwaddy	Men in Myanmar wears skirts... and as Angela accidentally found out once, the answer is 'no'
Yangon	The Savoy -- an extraordinary sanctuary in Yangon
No matter where you are in Yangon, the Shwe Dagon Pagoda perpetually beckons...	Yangon's Reclining Buddha	A monestary in Yangon
Novice Monks	The Master Monk
Guest quarters in the monestary, for visinting monks		Our guide teaches Carlton about various Buddhist rituals
	Surely, this is what early explorers meant when they referred to mountains and cities of gold
The awe-inspiring Shwe Dagon Pagoda
	A very early morning departure from The Savoy	Our bungalow in the very remote region of Bagan
Homework and study time...	The very busy (and sometimes noisy) port below our bungalow
Ayeyarwaddy River		Bicycles and horse carts are the primary means of transportation here
Locals gather at one of the 4000+ temples in Bagan
	Lunch time!
Mr. Win-Win... or IS he?
	Proof that smoking is extremely bad for you... This boy is only 15 years old.
	A coincidental meeting with Mr. Win-Win's sister	The Dashing Mr. Win-Win
Tolkien could not have imagined a more surreal landscape...		The make-up that men, women and children wear is not only symbolic, but also serves as sunscreen in the intense heat
Angela swindles some locals out of their high-quality goods		COSMETIC AMBUSH!
		Fish Food for Sale
Ballooning in Bagan		There are over 4,000 temples here, in an area the size of Manhattan... more than all the cathedrals in Europe combined!
Bad Hair Day
Rush Hour in Bagan
Lunch at The Green Elephant
	Ancient Monestary	The caretaker shared these ancient manuscripts with us...
The Lost Ark of the Covenant (the one in the middle, I think)		Mr. Phillip!
	Carlton poses Tolkien riddles by candlelight...
Shopping for groceries in Nyaung-U		A monestary just outside Nyaung Shwe
YUM!	Internet cafés made Carlton happy...	Nyaung Shwe
Inle Lake's fishermen have a very unique 'one-legged' rowing style	Inle Lake, Myanmar	Fishermen set up nets, then slap the water's surface to drive fish into their nets
The Fish-Slap Dance	Our guide said 100,000 people live on the elevated villages of Inle Lake
		The 'Jumping Cats' Monestary (seriously... the monks train them)
	Even the crops are grown floating on top of the lake
Cigar Makers
	This 17-year-old girl works in a silk-weaving factory here
It takes over 2,000 lotus flowers to weave together a single scarf	Great pizza at Golden Kite -- just bring your boat!	Walking across the border into Cambodia was fairly surreal
		Sometimes, Carlton's enthusiasm was uncontainable
		Tomb Raiders
'For the love of God... NO MORE TEMPLES, PLEASE'
	Mike wanted to wear his bullwhip and fedora, but they wouldn't let him through airport security
Cambodian Squirrels
	Angkor Wat	Out on the town in Siem Reap
The Happy Ranch near Siem Reap
		The Grand Finale