After a tiring day of travelling on Tuesday we got to relax in style with a Dr Fish foot massage. We spent seven hours travelling by bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. To make matters worse, at the first toilet stop, the rest area seemed only to sell bugs to eat and more tarantulas. They even had people walking around with live ones in order to tempt you to by one. Needless to say we stayed on the bus here!
On arrival in Siem Reap we weren't overly impressed, it seemed really dirty and we werew bombarded with offers from Tuk-tuk drivers trying to get business. However as we got closer into the centre, it seems much nicer. There is a street called Pub Street and an awesome night market. We went out for dinner, Charlotte had a mushroom pizza and I tried snake! It was OK.
After dinner we went into the market and had a Dr Fish foot massage. This is where you put your feet into a tank of hundreds of fish and they eat all the dead skin! Its quite tickly but somewhat relaxing.
This morning we got up at 04:30, in order to be at Angkor wat for sunrise. Angkor wat is a huge temple built in the 10th century and it is very impressive. It is surrounded by a few temple complexes that were built and used througout the 10th 11th and 12th centuries. We went to one temple called Angkor Thom which is overgrown by trees and their roots and looks very nice. This is also where the movie Tomb Raider was filmed.
The temples are all stunning, some of them are bigger than others. Some of them are bhuddist and some Hindu. All of them are very intricately carved. Other notable sights today were a snake (wild), monkeys (wild(ish)), a tarantula (wild this time) and an elephant (not wild).
We got home from the Angkor complex just after lunch time and werew both in serious need of a shower! It is very hard to describe how much one sweats during a whole morning of wandering around looking at temples. I could probably have filled a 2 litre bottle by wringing out my t-shirt!
Tomorrow we are going to see some more temples, Tonle Sap lake and an orphanage before leaving for Bangkok the following day.
Take it easy everyone.
Try not to buy aany more dogs.
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Bring a spider home for Christmas dinner so evrybody can have a leg. The fish massage sounds disgusting, but evrything else seems to get more and more amazing. You sound like you are having a great time - apart from the sweat and the travelling, but it all seems worthwhile. Dog is called Alfie. Dad, obviously not your dad charlotte but you know what I mean!
ReplyDeleteFish eating your feet??? WRONG!!!!!! I am so grossed out I can barely type.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of it sounds loads of fun though - can't wait to see the photos of Angkor Wat. Also very impressed with all your pun-tastic blog headings.
Little Alfie has been bullying Gem - I think he should be called Napoleon...
Rather jealous of the Dr Fish Foot Massage, it sounds awesome! I think mum and dad need it more than anyone though!
ReplyDeleteI STILL cant believe you are fitting in so much in just one day!! Its crazy... Glad you are having a great time though, ewww about the amount of sweat haha!
Loveyous ♥ xxx
Yes well what can I say guys what has happened to an nice indian head massage and a plate of bangers and mash you are for sure seeing how other cultures live. Euan you will no longer be afraid of our little spiders!! I'm well impressed though with you chaps, I would have DRIVEN the bus as far away as possible!!!! Love you both, Mum and Dad J.
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