Happy House Guesthouse, Bangkok (again)

This evening arrived back to Bangkok after almost 2 months in Northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Staying again at the Happy House Guesthouse.

The last 6 nights we spent in Siem Reap focusing on the nearby Angkor temples. During 3 days we visited some 25 temples. There are many more but these are further away and/or are less preserved. Highlights:

• the well-preserved bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat (unfortunately the "Churning of the Sea of Milk" was under renovation and thus not accessible)
• the structurally complex Bayon temple + its bas-reliefs
  
• the elaborately carved lintels and pediments of Banteay Srei
• the thousands of lingas carved into the riverbed (along with several copies of the "Reclining Vishnu") at Kbal Spean

Regarding the interplay between nature and culture, it was not so good. We missed all the famous sunsets and sunrises over the Angkor temples as it was always cloudy (which is usual for the rainy season).

Will spend a few days now in Bangkok before flying to Mumbai. The Queen has her birthday tomorrow, probably will try to take part of it in some form. Otherwise the TODO-list includes "doing laundry", "posting extra kilos to Europe", "extending our travel insurance", etc.