kelly, meet nepal, nepal meet kelly: Angkor Wat and Laos

Hello loved ones. I hope all is well. Time in Angkor Wat was unbelievable. The energy in the ancient temples are indescribable. I spent two entire days exploring the area, including watching sunrise over Angkor Wat. The bus ride from Kep to Siem Reap, Cambodia was sooooo pretty. It was even complete with the bus breaking down about 1 hour from my destination. It was no problem- we just pulled over and I got to watch the sunset on the side of the road while they banged away at the engine. The bus started working about 30 minutes later. I did not open my book the entire 10 hour journey- I am just enamored with Cambodia. I will come back some day.

I experienced confirmation once again that the world is very small. My friend Lulu and I were sitting in our guest house using the Internet in the lobby. She was checking her facebook and said that her old friend from Sweden was in Siem Reap only one week ago. She turned around and in walked her friend, Jessica. It was so crazy!! Jessica and Andrew, an English friend, joined us on our journey to Laos. The travel from Cambodia to Laos was soooooooo long. We could not go from Cambodia straight north to Laos because of visa issues so we entered through Thailand. We traveled for 32 hours using 3 tuk tuks, 1 train and 3 buses. We were exhausted when we arrived in Vang Vien, Laos. It was not my favorite place, as it is full of tourists and drinkers so I was eager to leave. We arrived in Luang Prabang yesterday. It is such a great place!! We visited a waterfall today and saw some of the countryside. It is really beautiful and mountainous here- I feel right at home. I am finally posting pictures- yay Kelly!! Sending much love across the miles....