The Cambodia Experience Ends

          

Friday May 1st and here we are in Siem Reap where the temp was to reach 37C! Once again we were up at 6.30 to leave to visit the temples by 7.30am. Our regular tuktuk driver, Mr Ratti, was waiting for us and off we went to Angkor Wat. Whilst we had seen the outside, we had not yet walked the walk to the inside. Quite a walk it was too, over a stone 'causeway' crossing the moat, in the heat, along with thousands of other visitors, many were Chinese. We saw two of the galleries with wonderful bas reliefs, some quite polished by many hands, but they are roped off now. We made our way into the centre but did not climb to the top as there was quite a queue.

I cannot describe the strength of the heat, I was looking for every tiny bit of shade. We plodded slowly back, making our way to a very nice cool cafe which we had visited a couple of times. We met up with Mr Ratti and A&A&O and went back to the hotel for a swim and to pack, checking out at 12 md

Another ride into town for lunch at the Red Tomato, an Italian/Khmer restaurant. We ate there the first day and had found nowhere better in the meantime. The pizzas were thin and tasty and made in a proper pizza oven and the Khmer food was also excellent.

Then the men went their various ways and my daughter-in-law took me shopping in the market!!!!  I bought some lengths of fabric and a skirt...or two.... Plus a few other little bits and pieces. We had a good time!! ;) Then we used our last few dollars to get a tuktuk back to the hotel and it was time for the journey back to Hanoi. We arrived home about 9.0pm after an amazing five days.

The weekend is going to be filled with domestic and family stuff, so I won't blog again until our Halong Bay trip early next week....