In Cambodia

Congratulations to the USA on its new Prez...  Change is good...

We arrived in Cambodia on Nov 5th.  (writing this on the 6th) after a 6+ hour plane ride.  We drove through Siem Reap and arrived at our hotel the Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor.  It is an old classic hotel and the home of the oldest operating Otis Elevator.  We went for a walk in the city's market where vendors were trying to sell us there wares/wears.  Everything from Buddha statues, apparel, textiles, carvings and even produce.  This made for some great photography.  

 

Today we visited Angkor Wat Temple and saw the towers and carved murals. It was really incredible.  When we got there we rode an elephant around one of the smaller temples and got the full 360 view. We also explored Angkor Thom Temple.  The roadside sights are very familiar as in the countryside of Thailand or China, including lots of small children running in bare feet and swimming in a drainage ditch along the side of the road. 

The last place we went today was Ta Prohm Temple.  This is the place where the movie "Tomb Raider" was filmed.  Unfortunately, Angelena Joli was not there.... The sights there were really different because it has largely been left untouched. The Kapok trees have been growing in the temple for thousands of years.  It is a sight to behold. 

There is a rhythm to our days and we are getting used to it.  We have a two day "cycle."  For instance, yesterday morning we got up, put our suitcases out, had breakfast and then headed off to the airport.  We gained three hours in the flying so when we arrived here in Cambodia we were able to do some sightseeing.  Today we spent the whole day sightseeing.  Tomorrow we again get up and travel to Cheng Du where we'll do some site seeing in the afternoon.  We're getting used to the rhythm.

We're going to be going from 90+ degrees to 30 degrees in the next two days.

Quite an adventure!

Betsey & Doug