Wednesday the 16th,,,,,,got up early and headed for the airport. Was an easy commute but a bit of a run around at the airport. A short flight to Cambodia and off to lunch before the hotel.

this was the best lunch so far. A banana flower salad and a coconut vegetable soup, unbelievably tasty. We are at an open air restaurant and finally got to get to know some of the others on touran hours or two in the pool at the Royal Empire Hotel, staying here is like stepping back in time, quite humbling.

Dinner at a restaurant down town, with traditional dancing. I love this country, it has a warm feeling about it, the food is great, the people very friendly, and the preserved traditions are everywhere.
I noticed that it's very flat, and that's emphasized by the fact that there are no tall buildings either, I then  learned that no building can be erected that stands taller than the Ankor Wat itself.

Coming into Cambodia, we skimmed down the border of Laos. Originally, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, were collectively known as Indo China,  Cambodia being the oldest kingdom in South East Asia.  Got a bit of a shock when I changed money, the exchange rate is 4000 Reils to a US dollar, I became an instant millionaire, and they have no coins either. This is the only country that uses Reil money,,,,,,,,,,da dum!.
This too is a Buddhists nation, but different to Thailand, the people are calm and its not so manic when your walking around. There are lots of trees as well which makes it more pleasant. Like I said, i really like it here, would like to stay longer. Tonight I took a ," tuk tuk " motorcycle up to the night market, this place hums along like no where else, and PUP road was abit of a sensory overlaod, music Street food, clothing, everyone going 100 miles an hour. I brought some loose pans for the Temple tomorrow, the came home, I'm going back tomorrow after visiting what I really came here for. Angkor Wat
Looking forward to tomorrow, early start