Anyway, we somehow made it into Siem Reap and found a really nice guesthouse. Went out to a nice lake and chilled out for a bit.
We checked out some temples (I put them in a separate post), and our tuk tuk driver invited us out to a birthday party for his two year old niece. The niece was there for only a few minutes and then once she was to bed we were drinking some kind of liquer. Everyone had a great time, Cambodians are a lot of fun.
Looked at a bunch more temples, went out and had a few drinks, played some pool trying hard to avoid the ladies that weren't really ladies. Important safety tip: now matter how obvious it is, never call a ladyboy a ladyboy. Apparently they don't think anyone knows.
All in all Siem Reap was a really fun and beautiful town.
To keep the the people of Midgic happy I have some photos of Cambodian women. I promise these ones aren't ladyboys, though you can never be completely sure can you?
At the border to Cambodia
Me, Brett, Nick and Jennifer
The lake we went swimming at.
Some boats at the lake.
Me driving a tuk tuk
The birthday party
I think the glasses look better on her than me.
Sara and friends
Me and Jennifer
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2 comments:
Andrew:
What were you doing in Cambodia? No wonder I worry about you.
Mum
Well Cambodia is where they keep Angkor Wat, and I've always wanted to go there. It's actually a really peaceful country. Everyone is really friendly and happy which is pretty surprising given the history.
The next time someone in Canada bitches about how oppressed they are, they should immediately be sent to Cambodia for a few weeks and learn about the Killing Fields and S-21 and find out what oppression really is. And then after seeing how people who have dealt with it have been able to get on with their lives, I'm sure they'd be ashamed to complain about how things are in Canada.
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