Christmas in Thailand

Looking upward from the very center of Angkor Wat, and thus, the center of the universe (Siem Reap, Cambodia).
Looking upward from the very center of Angkor Wat, and thus, the center of the universe (Siem Reap, Cambodia).

It was time to get off the boat for a while.  So after sailing back down to New Zealand for the (austral) summer, we packed up our land clothes and walking shoes and headed to Thailand and Cambodia for the holidays.

Wat Pho temple, Bangkok
Wat Pho temple, Bangkok

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boys launch a fire lantern in preparation for New Year's Eve in Pai, Thailand.
The boys launch a fire lantern in preparation for New Year’s Eve in Pai, Thailand.

 

Riding elephants in Chaing Mai in northern Thailand.
Riding elephants in Chaing Mai in northern Thailand.