Lunch with a view to Phnom Prohm

The lunch ain't free. But the view and surroundings is worth it.

The distance between the city of Siem Reap and the mighty important Tonle Sap lake varies from 7 to 12 kilometer.

During raining season, the lake expands in every direction thanks to the rain and reversing of the stream of Tonle Sap river. The return water carries highly nutrient new water resources from Mekong River from the two rivers meeting in Phnom Penh.

Along the road to Tonle Sap lake, the ricefields and open areas are a splendid view and a very relaxing spot.

Border stony hill 

In the background to the left is Phnom Prohm, a sacred hill marking the normal high tide for the lake north towards Siem Reap.

It is an excellent spot to enjoy sunrise and sunset. It has a modern wat, temple and monastery, on the northwest top slope. And the remains of a trio temple in early mebon and late bayon style at the west top point of the hill.

It is a popular spot for younger khmer and khmer families for evening picnics. 

Visit require Angkor pass/ticket. 
 

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Sad, but true...

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Sometimes these memes are bullseye.

But I had to admit my acceptance levels for an awesome photo has increased as much as the media capacity has.

But my level for sharing photos on the Internet, on the other hand, not so much.

Culture mix at Man's Temple Hill

"What do you mean by "No food after midnight, no water, and stay away from bright light?"

Some jokes require age limits. Both up and down.

The monkeys at Phnom Pros temple are like most temple monkeys throughout SEA very used to humans. So much that they are more domesticated than wild animals.

These banana-crazed pig-tailed macaques are also quite the personalities, for good and bad. Keeping a distance, especially to their children, is highly recommended.

Unless you want trouble comparable to a mass attack of gremlins.

https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20230222/efcac83f0e3d4c80a2b40fb4c579ec20/c.html

 

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A foodie memory of maki sushi place lost

Those were the days.

Tasting set at Star Chef Maki at Terminal 21. 

12 pieces, some rather crazy variations, every one exceptional good, including the rare wagyu-beef big maki to the right. At 450 baht, a bargain 😎 (That is 115 NOK)...

This branch disappeared from Terminal 21 in 2019.
 

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Turning point

Yeah. Can confirm. 

This is still one of the most profound learnings from 2022.

And as IT Tech dude myself,  it was a rather rude awakening to see what happened and happening at Twitter. And now I distrust any other project coming from ElMu.

At the moment I have found refuge at Mastodon.

Check out

https://mastodon.social/@Askdrzinasia
https://Instagram.com/AskdrzInAsia

Or the Scandinavian profiles here

https://snabelen.no/@dagrune
https://Instagram.com/askdrz

#yearend #whiteanditnerdy #mastodon #nevertesla #2022learnings

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Dreams of travel again

Three years break from exploring the world. Hoping 2023 will be the last year with only very short travels to well known areas.

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A suitable night snack

How times has changed

A quick sausage and a drink on a Saturday evening has developed a lot in Oslo in later years.

This chilli hot dog with *everything* and a suitable micro brewed lager beer was delicious.

Not the first beer that night, but absolutely a suitable drink and meal to round it off.

169 NOK/16 USD is not cheap, but for Oslo it is acceptable.

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