Catch Up
I have been remiss in keeping the blog up-to-date. As we are going to be at sea for three days, sailing from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), I will post a few entries to bring it to the present date - April 10th.
We continued up the Mekong River on the Pandaw cruise finally arriving in Siem
Reap, Cambodian by bus as the Mekong River was very low and the ship could not
get completely all the way to Siem Reap. We were dropped off at the famous Raffles Hotel where we were picked up by a driver from our Guest House. They used a vehicle called a Tuk-Tuk, it is a motor scooter with a trailer that has a cover and padded benches that sits four people, the driver was able to load all our bags and the two of us onto it and off we went to our Guest House. The Guest House was run and owned by annAustralian who had planed our four day stay for us.
Reap, Cambodian by bus as the Mekong River was very low and the ship could not
get completely all the way to Siem Reap. We were dropped off at the famous Raffles Hotel where we were picked up by a driver from our Guest House. They used a vehicle called a Tuk-Tuk, it is a motor scooter with a trailer that has a cover and padded benches that sits four people, the driver was able to load all our bags and the two of us onto it and off we went to our Guest House. The Guest House was run and owned by annAustralian who had planed our four day stay for us.
Our first two days we visited the Angkor Wat temples made famous in the Angelina Jolie
“Laura Croft” movies. The temples are phenomenal with large trees growing through the rocks and massive buildings well over 2,500 years old. Our guide a young Cambodian lady was very knowledgeable and was able to describe the buildings and history of the area in
great detail. On our last day we visited the National Museum, a relatively new shopping centre and some very nice local craft shops. The shopping centre was interesting because it was the first public building in the city with an escalator, our guide Kimrea told us that when the shopping centre opened they had to restrict the number of people coming into the mall. What was happening was that all the local people were coming into the mall and riding the escalators like an amusement ride. Kim told us there were people lined up out the door to get on the escalator. They eventually started giving out timed tickets to let people in to see and ride the escalator.
“Laura Croft” movies. The temples are phenomenal with large trees growing through the rocks and massive buildings well over 2,500 years old. Our guide a young Cambodian lady was very knowledgeable and was able to describe the buildings and history of the area in
great detail. On our last day we visited the National Museum, a relatively new shopping centre and some very nice local craft shops. The shopping centre was interesting because it was the first public building in the city with an escalator, our guide Kimrea told us that when the shopping centre opened they had to restrict the number of people coming into the mall. What was happening was that all the local people were coming into the mall and riding the escalators like an amusement ride. Kim told us there were people lined up out the door to get on the escalator. They eventually started giving out timed tickets to let people in to see and ride the escalator.
On our last day we were taken to the airport in the Tuk-Tuk and departed Siem Reap for Kuala Lumpur (KL) Malaysia.
Elephants at the temples They only work in the morning because of the heat. Sandra however had me tour and walk all day. HMMM?? Does the elphant have a better life than me?
One of the temples 2,500 yeats old
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