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>Mellow Yellow Monday 002: Banh Xiao

Posted by The Insider on Mar 16, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, food, Mellow Yellow Monday | 2 comments

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I am so craving for it right now!

This photo was posted in my food blog months ago and thought of sharing it for this week’s Mellow Yellow Monday.

>Sunday Scenery 006: Balloon-power

Posted by The Insider on Mar 15, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Phnom Penh, sights, Sunday Scenery, transportation | 5 comments

Driving along on an almost empty road one Saturday afternoon, my husband and I were amused to see this moto ahead of us. Just a few meters away from the French Embassy was this giant balloon, almost obscuring the moto-dup (moto-taxi) from the view. My husband and I chuckled at the odd sight before us and it made us think that the huge balloon was providing energy/power for the moto-dup to run. Alternative energy? Hah. Only in Phnom Penh!

>Sky-watch Friday 003: Royal Palace at Dusk

Posted by The Insider on Mar 13, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, riverside, Royal Palace, sights, Skywatch Friday | 15 comments

Taken from a boat while we were on a river cruise. The sun has just set and the light is fading. I love the silhouette of the palace spires jutting out against the orange sky.

>Sepia Scenes 002: Ancient Gallery Walls

Posted by The Insider on Mar 12, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, ancient temples, Angkor Wat, Sepia Scenes, sights, travel | 13 comments

Inside the Angkor Wat Temple’s gallery wall. As you can see, the hallway extends as far as the eye (or the lens) can see. The walls are carved with scenes from the Khmer version of the epic Ramayana. The carvings are in perfect detail and condition, as if it were carved only recently. Amazing. Truly a world wonder.