Golden Orange Hotel Siem Reap

... years old or so trying to seel you something, anything they can, even though I have been in Cambodia a short time this seems to happen a lot in tourist spots, its a bit of hassle but the kids are really desperate, I bought some things but had to repeatedly tell many of them I didn't want anything. Eventually we got back to the tuk-tuk and Jonesy gave us a lift to the second temple, Bayon. Whilst Angkor Wat was good (but not as good as some of the other things I have ...

... unbelievably beautiful ancient sites, and also see the evidence of such a brutal and recent genocide in only a few days of being in this amazing country.<br><br>Back in Phnom Penh, I also went to the so called Russian Market where there are hundreds of tiny food stalls, and vendors selling clothing, cheap cds, dvds and really, anything you can possibly imagine.<br><br>Then it was off to Saigon! <br>

... kickback we managed to get it down to $5 more, which considering the minefield we just went through seemed OK.<br><br>After getting a $9 bus to Angkor, being triple charged for a peanut butter sandwich and our bus guide trying to get us into to his friends "special rate hotel" we walked into town to a lovely Jasmin guest house!<br><br>Anyway, we survived, and will go to Angkor tomorrow with hopefully a less stressful time!

... mais il n' y a que du vrai<br>la-dedans. <br><br>La semaine passée, j'ai réussi à zigzaguer dans les<br>gouttes de visiter l'un des sites les plus impressionnants et<br>fantastiques archeolgical dans le monde: Angkor, au Cambodge, au coeur<br>de l'ancienne civilisation khmère. <br><br>Tours d'Angkor Wat <br> <br>Je<br>suppose que les 3 tours en arrière-plan de cette photo sonner une<br>clochesont connues de certains d' entre vous. Ce sont bien les tours du<br ...

... our trip? Who knows.<br><br>We had three more days in Siem Reap before we would move onto Battambang. Our first was spent relaxing in our room and resting our weary legs and bottoms. The second we went souvenir shopping in the old market in town. Again discovering how bad we are at haggling. I have developed a silent technique, which means I stand with a blank look and not reply to the merchants offers, forcing them to reduce ...

... Sometimes I think it is scary how we want to preserve everything even though things are meant to crumble and change. But, all of these beautiful things would not be here to see if they were not preserved and I think I would feel a sense of loss if I never was able to witness their beauty. We went to Preah Khan which literally was crumbling as we speak. There was not a lot of structure left to the building because the tree roots were slowly taking ...

... and the dance was good. I walked into town and went for a foot massage -- six dollars an hour. Actually it was a leg, foot, shoulder and neck massage. Much nicer than the morning one. Then I had a tea of fish and chips at the Red Piano cafe, and walked home looking for a convenience store to stock up for the boat trip tomorrow. Saw a guy carting two live pigs on the back of his motorbike -- both flat on their backs.