Siem Reap

September 3

We're in siem reap, which is a very pretty little town. We spent all morning at the temples, came home for lunch and a rest, and then went back and visited more. Tomorrow a.m. we're going to be there for sunrise. We're both shutter happy, so there are hundreds of pictures already.

It's sooooooo cool. And there are intricate carvings on everything, which makes it even more astounding.

We're having a good time, and Ithink we're leaving Tuesday for Phnom Penh. Hopefully we'll get our visas for Vietnam quickly, and then head down to Saigon through the Mekong Delta. Then it's up to Hoi an about halfway up the coast, then Hanoi and Halong Bay, and then probablyLuang Prabang in Laos.

The heat and humidity are awful!!!! We sweat sooo much, it's disgusting. I looked like I had wet myself, my pants were so wet from sweat from my thighs.

Our guest house is very cute, and adequate. Part of me wonders what it would be like to do this as a high budget vacation, staying at the posh resorts, etc...last night after we got in we went to one of those places where you eat a buffet dnner and watch traditional dancing.

We have a tuk tuk driver who is great, who picks us up at the guest house, takes us to the ruins, waits for us, takes us to the next ruin, etc. Very efficient system.

Okay, it's kind of sticky even in the internet place and I think we're going to go look around the market now. There are some beautiful handicrafts here, and the cambodian silks are gorgeous. a lot of the stuff is similar to what you find in Thailand.