Saturday morning started like a scene from home alone (where they wake up late and have to rush around!). We were supposed to be up at 4am to get our taxi to the airport, but at 4.30 the guy from the hostel came and woke us up saying our friends (Lee & Amey) had left. They hadn't, but we had to rush around and pack to make our plane to Siem Reap, Cambodia!
We had a hostel booked there and we were met at the airport with a guy standing with a sign saying "Amms" - We'd booked under Emma, obviously this was lost in translation! Anyway, the hostel was nice, they helped support one of the local orphanages too so we were doing some good staying there. Seam Reap was very different to anywhere I've been, very simple but very charming. The locals too were very friendly and we were well looked after. Everyone there drives around in Tuk Tuks which are 4 seater tailor things on the back of a moped...every time you step out of the hostel or a shop we had about 5 people asking "Tuk Tuk Sir?" "Tuk Tuk" We spent the 1st day chilling out, and catching up with the footie as they had cable TV. The next day we spent visiting the ancient temples in the area (we had our own driver for the day for just $25!) which was good to see, and again, different to anything else we have seen. It was a hot day and all that walking was very tiring so in the afternoon we went for a swim then went for food where between us we ate goat, fish, chicken, crocodile, beef and snake (I just had goat).
Left for Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, the next day, all arranged and booked by the friendly hostel man, and were met there by one of his friends ( his sign read "Welcome Amms") and taken to our accommodation...a double en suite room with a/c and breakfast was $18 (They use American dollars)...a great bargain as David Dickinson might say. That afternoon we went to the killing fields and museum which was all to do with the Pol Pot regime here in the 1970's where there were a lot of people murdered, and the following day we had more of an uplifting day at the national museum which was home to alot of the artifacts and things they had excavated and found from the temples we had seen previously.
Heard about the Brewers finally sealing promotion which is good news. John I hope you have/had a nice Birthday meal, and Jane, thanks for the email - no word from #1 yet! xxx
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When you finally come home you are going to have more stories to tell than Grandad!!!!
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