Dragon Royal Hotel Siem Reap

... sleep outside, whilst the girls sleep in a covered area. The small classroom was built on site by a Singaporean team of volunteers.<br><br>Each child is given 3 meals a day and a safe place to stay - the main purpose of PACDOC. Otherwise many of them end up as street kids.<br><br>They get very little publicity as they are further out of town, so less visitors means less food and the consequences can be obvious. Step up the ...

... and gift shops which sell postcards created by disabled<br>and/or teenage artists. In this way we feel like we're making more<br>of a difference than just buying a 50 cent bracelet or giving the<br>child some candy. It's difficult though seeing the physical state of<br>some of the children. Last night we stayed out late on what's been<br>deemed Pub Road &#8211; because there is just bar after bar on one street<br>&#8211; kind of like Adams Morgan in DC. Anyway it was approaching<br ...

Heavy rain was predicted for today, but it is beautiful, hot, and sunny. The flood waters continue to recede. Many roads are still flooded, including downtown. Everything from the central market to the river, and over in the Wat Bo area are flooded. I threw caution to the wind and waded through deep flood waters today. Why? Well, during Ketsana I wished I had a large bottle of rum ...

... but managed to blame the humidity, damaged balls and bad cues rather than my general lack of skill in the best team4spoon tradition.<br><br>In the morning we hired out a driver and tuk-tuk for the day to go see Angkor Wot and around. I have to say it is absolutely breathtaking and something that everyone should go and see, the fact it was only rediscovered a hundred years or so ago and reclaimed from the jungle makes it all the more impressive. We took loads of ...

... They have every kind of restaurant you would ever need! Mexican, Indian, Western, Italian, Cambodian... You name it! I found the prices to be really decent as well. Beer was .50, and meals were $2-$6 tops. <br><br>Yesterday we went to Angkor Wat which is a temple complex built back in the 12th century for the king. There are many different ...

... them in the isle for you to sit in). We were like uuum NO! But apparently they were fully booked up... it was a double decker bus, the bottom floor with sleeper beds (that we had booked for a now extortionate price) the top floor had normal coach seats. So with a very agressive driver shouting at us and promptly taking our bags off the bus we had the dilemma of being left stranded with no accommodation in the dark, or getting on the bus to sit for the whole night on a ...

... out of the temple, creating a truly incredible juxtaposition of stone and roots. Unfortunately, my camera died at the second temple so all of my pictures are on Asia's camera so I will have to upload them later. <br><br> The entire day of exploration was marred by the begging children, constantly urging us to buy post cards, books, bracelets and water. We caved and overpaid for post cards and a guide book at the first stop but were constantly harassed. After I ...

... destroyed the feel of the place for me. Just about managed to cut it out in my photos though!<br><br>I also took a Khmer cooking course on my last day and found a nearby children's hospital where they were looking for volunteers to donate blood. There are so many volunteering opportunities available here that I'd love to come back in the future, when I'd hopefully have the time to get more involved with something like that.<br>

... towers.<br><br><br><br>I say this is how you can see 4 faces... (&gt;&lt;") <br><br><br><br>And finally ...

... Raider" and initiated a cocktail. The evident was in the menu. We ordered our dinner, western-style, and photographed the decorations in the restaurant while waiting for our food.<br><br> After dinner, we went to a pub to have a drink. There was nothing much to do, except drink, and we decided to return to Mom's Guest House and pack our baggage for our return flight the following day.<br><br>27 May ...