Saturday 9 April 2011

Cambodia

We make our way up to Phnom Penh over the Mekong by fast boat. After having eaten noodles every day for a while, we decide to indulge and go to the best restaurant in town. Emma has certainly planned this trip to perfection. After the bus ride from hell, where we were overtaking a car, that was overtaking a truck, that was overtaking motorcycle, that was overtaking a cyclist that was overtaking a cow (no shit!), we arrive in Siem Reap.
We’ve met a couple who lived in Siem Reap for a year and they recommended us Yut as the best guide in town. Yut made us visit what he believes are the 4 most interesting temples around Siem Reap.
I guess we feel what a million people before us felt: this is pretty amazing stuff. Some of the temples are over 1000 years old. The level of detail of the carvings is stunning. Our guide lets us climb where ever we want, the site isn’t sealed off and you can go everywhere your courage will allow you. 
Emma gets to fly over the region in an ULM and spots temples and the (not) floating villages.





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