Well we've arrived in Cambodia and now we are getting some religion! And these guys sure know how to build a temple...
We got into Bangkok at about 7:30pm local time and after a short but eventful taxi trip, during which the driver stopped twice to ask people on the street for directions, we got to the hotel and went straight to bed. We were ready to go at 7, when we got to get on the "pimp my ride" minivan for Cambodia. Since we missed the team meeting the night before, this was our first chance to meet the tour group who I might introduce later
We crossed the Thai/Cambodian border at Poipet which was seriously like a movie set. People everywhere, trucks going this way and that, chickens running around, a really massive casino between both border posts that lets Thais leave Thailand to gamble without actually entering Cambodia - neat, and overworked officials putting many and varied stamps all over important looking documents and passports. I loved it. Oh yeah - and once over the border the road turns into a truly terrible potholed road all the way to Siem Reap. Apparently the Bangkok - Siem Reap air route is enormously profitable and keeping the road crap ensures that the air route remains so. To be fair they had big piles of dirt ready to be shaped into a road but think Crooked River Road and you will know what I mean.
Anyway the next day was the first big excitement past the border crossing. We saw the temples at Angkor Wat which are really cool and get their own post at a future date......
To keep everyone interested here's some photos
2 comments:
Hey Brock and Michelle great photos looks really hot..great temples...whats the food like? No news from Ballarat..just working,nana is home from hospital and your mum is looking after her. Good old Lainie. Ben moves on on the 17th he is really looking forward to moving into his own pad. looking forward to the next story, its great Uncle Phil says we can enjoy the trip without the travelling!!! love Aunty Di
Brock
Where is today's news. It is yoy that is travelling you know!
Dad
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