Chicago - day 2

We spent most of the day on the Museum Campus - the queues at the Shedd Aquarium and the heat reminded us of Ocean Park, but the show was definitely more "Disney" than the Hong Kong one, which focused more on animals.
Quick trip to the Planetarium too and lunch overlooking Chicago bay.

Chicago with Sebastien

dinner at the Navy Pier - nice picture taken by Sebastien who changed all the settings of my camera to take this "amazing shot" - "night" and "fireworks" didn't work so he opted for "kids and pets"... impressive

Caribou's sayings of the day

nice napkins.

Seb adds flavour to the trip

Downtown Chicago

passport trip for Sophie - Sebastien is coming along too (that's a long story).

Hong Kong - 8 hours

9 appointments, 3 book readings, 4 dinners/lunches taken with friends, a bit of shopping: 48 hours at Hong Kong pace. The plane is taking off tomorrow at 8:00am.

In Hong Kong

Last part of my trip… I arrived in HK at sunset then dined “al fresco” (30C and 100% humidity). Upgrade: I’ve got free internet in my hotel room!

Haibao is also in HK!

My new office

The essentials: a socket, a desk and a chair. The plus: a cold coconut juice… my new office in Bangkok airport for a couple of hours.

The same plane as BKK-Siem Reap, nice fish!

Another Siem Reap

The locals' Siem Reap, the Siem Reap for tourists - the Europeans, the Chinese or the Koreans all have different hotels and different routes - the NGOs' Siem Reap - and there again citizenship is a big divide - I discovered a more hidden Siem Reap: a few minutes tuc tuc drive from the touristic night market stands the Muslim neighbourhood with its mosque. Apparently there are one million Muslims in Cambodia out of 14 millions inhabitants. They would originate from the Chams people who migrated from Vietnam. The interesting moment of the day was to strike a conversation with 2 words of Bahasa with one of the brothers near the mosque.

Last training day

After a very full last day, including a formal lunch together, the certificates ceremony and lots of laughter, the training is over. Now starts the implementation (for the trainers) and the follow up (for a+b=3).

Sunset picnic near Tonle Sap

The shops at the foot of the little mountain where the temple lays.

Dinner at sunset: quails and rice.

Special message for Oliver

Sophal thanks you very much for your maths book, it will help her teach Salabai students about decimals.

Lunch break

3rd training day

Back to my "new" office with free wifi. The hotel assistant manager came and chatted with me and the staff greeted me. I'm getting known here... Today the training participants were facilitating.

 Tough working environment...