Siem Reap

Most of the pictures are self explanatory -- Angkor ruins and more Angkor ruins. Also is a video of the Cambodian children that encircle their touristy victims at the ruins, pedaling their wares. There is a picture of pigs heads at the central market in town, several stacks of krama (traditional Cambodian scarves), and a weaves demonstrating how krama are made.

The six of us, Jimmy, Salvador, Jane, Jasmine, and YeeGuan arrived in Siem Reap at night. We found a dorm for $1/night that amounted to an open-air shack with mattresses, pillows, and mozzie nets, but really isn't that all you need? We arranged to be picked up at 5:00 am the next morning to see sunrise at Angkor Wat. We went to the rooftop bar which was really chill. Great tunes, good ambiance, and the aroma of pot filling the air. We put down a few beers and passed out maybe around 1:00 am.

Sunrise to sunset, we wondered ancient ruins and temples. The sun was intense, I would say unbearable except that we did bear it. It was absolutely taxing on my body and mind, but somehow we did manage to go out drinking that night. I passed out "early" around 2:00 am; others went to sleep at 3:00. We took it easy, starting at 9:00 am the next day, and it was quite pleasant. I took far too many photos of the temples, and remarkeably those posted are only a fraction of them. That night we hit the booze hard, went to a club, and ended the night around 4:00 am when Salvador was accused of stealing someones drinking, punched in the face (we deduced by his swollen lip), and dragged out by two security guards.

We spent one more day here, seeing the city and drinking only a couple beers each. On Thursday the girls left for Malaysia, Jimmy and Salvador left for Bangkok, and I stayed behind to chill in Siem Reap till Saturday.