Know Where You are Going

Since we've been in Asia I have learned a valuable life lesson: "Know where you are going."

Bad Hair Day

My hair has needed some serious help for the past few months, but I have been to afraid of what might happen if I just walked into a salon and attempted to communicate the type of cut I wanted.  In a moment of great weakness I decided to get my hair done here in Cambodia.  I thought I would just get it colored because I could always just redo it if it turned out bad.  I found a place near our hotel and scheduled an appointment with a girl who spoke English pretty well.

Europe vs Asia (battle to the end)

Differences between Europe and Asia eating out at a restaurant. Here are some of the differences I have noticed while eating out in Europe and Asia.

Angkor Wat

Visiting Angkor Wat was high on my list of things to do in Cambodia. I wanted to really learn about the ancient temples so I decided to hire us a guide for the day. We found a tour company and I specifically requested a guide who spoke English and would be good with kids. So needless to say I was frustrated when we ended up with one who barely spoke English and basically ignored the kids. (Yes, the company heard about it later!)   Despite our disappointment with our tour guide, the temples themselves were amazing to visit. There are many temples in Angkor Archaeological Park and Angkor Wat is the name of the most well known and largest of them. We actually got several pictures with all of us so I guess our guide was good for something!  Since I can't tell you a lot about what we learned that day, I will just include a bunch of photos so you can see how neat this place is.

Weird Signs

We have seen many funny signs around the world and this post is a collection of pictures of those signs. We didn't get pictures of some signs, in the bathrooms at one of the restaurants there was a sign that said "do not stand on the toilets" 

which way should I go?

I'm glad they are not piranhas

try to find all the typos

the world would be a lot better off if it had more of these signs

no way!

right in the middle,
2 for the price of 2

don't forget the bubbles

A lot of places have typos or spaces in the wrong spot

We saw this one in Budapest

This one makes no sense at all

we found this one in India at the zoo, the sad part is that they actually need this sign

Hair Lessons from Joe

Today I got hair lessons from Joe. I was making fun of him because whenever I see him looking at a reflection of himself he is always touching up his hair.  He told me that I should to and he offered me a lesson to show me how to do my hair. The lesson was more like a demonstration.  He had me sit in a chair while he combed my hair. It wasn't anything special and I didn't learn ANYTHING.  Next time, I think I will pass on the lesson.

     Jenna got offered the same lesson and did it. She only lasted about five seconds before Joe accidentally pulled her hair. That ended the lesson rather quickly.

Before (I messed up my hair to give him more to do)

After

The Killing Fields

Inside the Wat at the killing fields.

Yesterday, we went to two places. The Killing Fields, and the high school prison where the people lived. You may remember that we went to Auschwitz, the concentration camp during WWII. This was similar. I continue to be amazed at how stupid human beings are and how cruel we can be to each other.

Note: This post is slightly graphic.