Saturday coffee shop hopping date

 246 Common in Aoyama

Cafe Kitsune in Aoyama

Nezu Museum

 Hitinui

Number in Ebisu/Daikanyama

dinner at Osteria La libera in Ebisu

Baby Shower

sandwiches from Chapeau de Paille

Cupcakes from Notting Hill

Food

Japanese home dinner

Brunch alfresco

Southeast Asia graduation trip: back to Bangkok, onward to HCMC (7)

Saturday we flew back to Bangkok at 10am, short 1 hour flight. Our plan was to switch to an earlier flight to Ho Chi Minh to allow us more time, this unfortunately didn't work. We also weren't able to check in until after 4pm, so wondered around. Responded to a survey. A 65 year old Chinese guy took our picture and tried to chat with Masa. We got foot /leg massages and a little shoulder. Then explored the terminals and lounges and departed for HCMC at 7:30pm, arrived at 8:45 ahead of schedule, no trouble at immigration. I got my visa at the embassy in Tokyo. Kochia picked us up with her driver at 9:15 and gave us a Blitztour of old Saigon District 1. We saw Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, 30-4 Park, HCMC City Hall, Opera House, Ben Thanh Market, Bitexco Finacial Tower, War Remnants Museum. We stopped off for a famous Vietnamese coffee. We got back to the airport shortly after 11pm, priority immigration a but mega long security lines. We made it through with a little rest at the lounge before take off at 12:30.

Suvarnabhumi airport (Bangkok)

 Ho Chi Minh City
Look who was at the airport ready to meet us

 

Notre Dame Cathedral

L'opera

City Hall

Coffee

Southeast Asia graduation trip: Phnom Penh (6)

Friday we left at 8am, stopped by the old Russian market. Then we went to a museum and the killing fields, the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center. Our guide took us to 'Genocide Museum Tuol Sleng Former S.21 "Kampuchea Democratic@ 1975-1979, former high school turned into prison. In the afternoon a few of us went to the Royal Palace. We walked through Phsar Thmey (Central Market) on our way back. The whole group went to a kick boxing match and had dinner at a Cambodian family's place. Best food we've had on the trip, meat skewers, chicken curry, steamed veggies etc. Half the group went to a bar and River House club afterwards.

Tuol Sleng Prison

lunch

Royal Palace

Flowers

Central Market

Kickboxing match

Rush hour tuk tuk ride

home dinner
a family of 30 lives in this house