Sunsets

APAD 105: rolling sea-mist

Posted by The Insider on Jun 24, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Skywatch Friday, sunsets, travel | 4 comments

APAD 105 Placid Kep

When I look at this picture, I feel a pinch in my heart. This is, again, a picture I took in Kep. I will never get tired of going there. It is my (and my husband’s) favourite weekend destination in all of Cambodia. The beach lapped playfully by the Gulf of Thailand, the fresh seafoods, the hills – all remind me so much of my hometown of Roxas City in the Philippines.

APAD 077: Another fantastic sunset

Posted by The Insider on May 27, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Kep, Skywatch Friday, sunsets | 5 comments

… in Kep. Taken in the balcony of our rented room. It is an amazing splash of colours looming over the the silhouette of Phnom Bokor (Bokor Mountain).

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APAD 072: Prelude to a balmy evening

Posted by The Insider on May 20, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kep, Skywatch Friday, sunsets | 4 comments

The fishing boat (foreground), the population 01 island (middle, I nicknamed it myself *proud*), the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc (background), the showy clouds, and the waves of the Gulf of Thailand, as viewed from the coast of Kep. Imagine what I’ve been missing for a long time!

This picture taken in one of our previous trips there. I can still remember the salty smell of the breeze as my husband and I waited for our dinner to be served. We watched the most spectacular sunset – arguably the best sunset in all of Cambodia, if I may say so – while feasting on Kep’s fresh seafood. It was a beautiful, balmy night. In the company of a shy moon, a squad of fireflies, and an orchestra of crickets and other nocturnal insects, my husband and I walked back to our hotel, hand in hand.

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APAD 067: Light and shadow

Posted by The Insider on May 15, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, ancient temples, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Shadow Shot Sunday, sunsets | 5 comments

One of the windows in Angkor Wat temple. Love the light and shadow play going on here. The sunlight illuminated the carvings on the wall while the decorative stone window bars casts a dramatic shadow on it.

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APAD 065: Hotel by the riverbanks

Posted by The Insider on May 13, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, Skywatch Friday, sunsets, Tonle Sap | 0 comments

This is one of the landmarks in Phnom Penh and one that showcases the Khmer architectural design. It has a fantastic location where guests have an unobstructed view of the Tonle Sap river and part of the Chroy Changvar peninsula. Again, this was taken during one of our company boat trips and I took this photo using my Motorola Razr phone. I was lucky to get a shot of the sun before it hid behind the hotel building.

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