HanumanAlaya Boutique Guesthouse Siem Reap

... us as the rest of us woke up and we headed, refreshed, to breakfast, looking forward to seeing some great temples in the Angkor complex.
Chin met us straight after breakfast and drove us out to the Bayon temple. The Bayon is seriously impressive. It rises out of almost rubble like a monolith. We had the opportunity outside to ride an elephant around the temple, which of course we took. Elephants are seriously uncomfortable animals to ride. Our backs did not thank us ...

... for beer, while I went for a wander around the old market where I got myself a pair of purple flip-flop, sunglasses & a rainbow dress! A big thing here are recycled bags, which are made from rice or fish feed bags (same as fertilizer bags), so I got one of them aswell! The rest of the day we spent bar hopping before heading back to the hotel to get cleaned up for the night! On our way back, we stopped off on the bridge to get my fortune told (the fortune teller was a stoned ...

... 10 temples on the first day ,was a very tireing day but got to see the sun set over the teples from a hill with a temple on it ,the view was amazing

on the second day i went on a tuk tuk again we saw some of the ferver out temples they were also amazing

i spent a day in siem reap just to relax yesterday and did some shopping in the local market got some ...

... Siem Reap so we could spend some time basking in the air conditioned glory of our hotel room and grab some lunch. We opted for traditional Indian cuisine today at a place called Curry Walla. Danny thought it would be a good idea to test the robustness of his digestive system by sampling the local tap water (we think). Lucky for him, our huge cache of pepto bismol and immodium has only been depleted slightly so far.

Around 4 PM, we returned to ...

... us things and we had declined each time as the owners looked at him unhappily. There are obviously a number of connections between tuk tuk drivers and the owners of these amenities. We walked on each time glancing at menus and moving on as they jumped on us, pressuring us in high whiney voices. I spotted a gorgeous little enclosed café and art store and I convinced Gabe to just go in and take a look at the prices, assuring him ...

... rather than up from it.

After finishing the day at an eerily quiet temple (it was late in the day..), it was back to Siam Reap for some food, some annoying music (which having found out later was being played by landmine victims, became slightly less irritating..), and then Angkor What? (read hhhwwhaaatt???) bar for some Angkor beers and a far too large bucket of cocktail.

Day 2 - sent up the Bat Signal early morning and we were back on the road to the temples. The first ...

... situation, and also the fact that we had to turn people away. It left me with a sadness that weighted my heart further down than the bottom of the river. None of these families would have eaten that night, if not for the donation of emergency food. Despite the hardship these people smile and laugh. They pat my arm and say "thank you" in Khmer over and over and over and over and over...... They are grateful for everything in life, and ...

... Banteay, Kdei e Taprohm (un tempio monastero) che rappresenta il piu'stupefacente esempio di simbiosi tra natura e cultura. Per scelta, questo tempio, e'stato solo in minima parte ripulito dalla folta vegetazione... immense radici si fanno spazio tra le pietre delle mura come tentacoli di una piovra gigante. Ritorniamo all'hotel soddisfatti della giornata, anche se un po' stanchi... anche oggi abbiamo pedalando macinato piu'di 40 Km.

... half an hour we met our team!!



The others were still walking around the 'maze'.

Siem Reap, Cambodia princesscheryl

... br>'It's just a song.'
We didn't know whether they should have been in school or were on some sort of leave. I can't quite remember, now, but their lives were certainly at or below the poverty line.
One little girl hawker with smug satisfaction written all over her face whisked away a dollar bill handed over by a fed-up Japanese guy who waved her a brush-off. A dollar a day that had made her day.
Preah Khan, our last port of ...