Siem Reap

Settling into Cambodia. Siem Reap.

A tuk-tuk (The old kind)picked us up from the airport to take us to our boutique olde worlde hotel. The sights and smells and intense heat hit you in the face straight away. It was a different world. Our room was on the third floor (no escalator only a wooden carved stairway.) The room had everything we needed minus a shower door and a steady stream of water. Also minus green tea which we asked for and got the usual black. Off to buy some today.  The towels which were supposed to be white were a murky grey with blood stains on them. I just did not look too closely at them. We had a lovely balcony with a wooden bench where we had a view out over the rooftops of Siem Reap and a construction site next door. We put our water bottles in the fridge and unpacked our suitcases. Showering was fantastic(minus the absence of much water). It just took a long time to get wet and rinse off. We soon felt a lot better after a lie down under the air conditioner that was duck taped up. Oh to finally get the feet up.

 We decided that going out was not an option so we stayed in the hotel eating outside under the light bulbs in the quaint restaurant by the pool.

 Deciding on noodles and vegetables with some greens called morning glory in an oyster sauce was a good choice and delicious. We were given a plate of steamed rice to accompany our meal. We wearily climbed the stairs falling into bed early. Nine hours later we awoke to a quiet Cambodia of twenty-six degrees. Feeling much better we were ready to embrace the day.

                                    Carpe Diem.