Well, Matt and I enjoyed a lovely 6 days in Cambodia. We had a great time on our trip to the wildlife center outside of Phnom Penh, and were also able to visit the S-21 prison before we left town. It was sobering and disturbing, as any genocide museum should be. We headed north to Siem Reap on a boat, which turned out to be a very interesting and windy journey, though not wholly unpleasant. It offered great views into Cambodian life and a mild sunburn.
In Siem Reap we took a cooking class that was very fun and delicious, and surprisingly inexpensive. We also hoped on bikes one evening and rode south of town where a 14 year old boy rode up along side us, tried to chat with us in English, and invited himself along when we stopped along the river for a drink at a small "bar" which was really just a house on stilts that would give us a beverage to drink and a place to sit, watching the sun set over the rice fields. It was beautiful, completely off the tourist track, and we loved it. Our second day we rose early to catch Angkor Wat at sunrise (I was quite excited by the cool morning and chance to be COLD for a short bit) and then pedal around to a few other temples until we got tired and returned to town. Matt got the World's Crappiest Bike which was tough to ride and his sandals broke part way through the morning, making for a less than ideal day, but I hope he enjoyed it anyway.
We got a great guesthouse recommendation from a friend and had a great pool to splash around in each evening after the hot days. We also ate incredibly well the entire time we were in the country. We celebrated Christmas Eve with a nice Italian dinner and a bottle of wine before heading back to Phnom Penh on Christmas Day. Being our last night in PP, we returned for my favorite Happy Hour $2 mojito as a predecessor to a Vietnamese Christmas dinner. On our final day we headed to the Killing Fields, which was an extremely well done memorial to the victims of the genocide and highly recommended for anyone visiting Cambodia.
We enjoyed great shopping and fantastic food and left the country with $8 between us :)
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| S-21 prison- as a former school, is eerily like ICS |
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| Life along the river |
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| Making Lok Lak |
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| Sunset at the rice fields |
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| Bayon @ Angkor |
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| Matt at Ta Prohm, bah, can't rotate here |
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