Crossing into Thailand

We left Siem Reap by taxi one hot morning and had to race to the border. The checkpoint was just past Poipet at the Cambodian border into Aranya Pathet into Thailand. The road within Cambodia was awful, pure unpaved dust with tons of holes. Remnants of the Cambodian Civil War, I assume. Here are some of the required pictures that we needed before our checkpoint in Thailand:

Eating roasted frogs in West Baray, just out of Siem Reap. These Cambodians eat anything!

frogs, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

Fisherman on the way, on the highway

fisherman, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

Fixing the (very bad) road

vini road, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

A vehicle that we wouldn't ride for the life of us!

vehicle, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

Riding pushbikes

pushbikes, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

Poney and cart, still common in Cambodia

poney, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

Scene of Cambodian countryside

cambodia, originally uploaded by Galadryel.

Crossing into Thailand at Aranya Pathet was a huge contrast. Paved roads, new vehicles, food without keratin exoskeletons on the streets, and less poor-looking people and no omnipresence of the war or genocides. Cambodia was the country that I knew the least on this trip and on which I've read and learned the most. I wouldn't mind coming back whether to explore Angkor Wat or to do some humanitarian work, which I'm sure they still need.