Dry throat and draught of words at Angkor
First day (yesterday) we rented bicykles and spent nine hours biking aroun the vast landskape and the amazingly structured temple remains. We began with Angkor Wat (of course), then went on to Angkor Thom and Bayon. Exploring, taking pictures and marvelling. I think we went around at least 50 km that day, in 35 degrees. We were quite content sitting down with a boittle of water and some pineapple watching the sunset over Angkor Wat.
When we came home there was a powercut. No running water. No fan. Mucho smell!
Today we had talked o a tuck tuck driver, Long, and he picked us up at 5 o'clock this morning to take us to see he sunrise over Angkor Wat. There are no words. I'll show you the pictures, that's all I can do. Then we went around a good few temples comfortably leaned back in the tuck tuck. Amongst others we saw the Tomb Raider temple; where Angelina Jolie kills some bad guys as Laura Croft. Wicked.
The downside to the temples are the kids. There are dussins and dussins of kids trying to vend you stuff, and you simply can't buy from everyone! It takes a bit of the fun out of the temples seing them strod around there yelling "Lady, lady, buy postcard!" The thing is, over here this is no humbug, they do need the money. I buy something from one of them everyday. One thing. I's better they sell than they begg I reason. Also I try to talk to them a lot, practising their English will take them further than selling 10 bracelets for one dollar. They are all charming when you get them talking!
Gotta go. Jossan is hungry.
Adios och pa aterseende!
Puss and kiss
tjoho..vad skönt att höra att ni har det bra...låter så kul med det mesta...här är det kallt(brrr)... idag åkte jag milen på 25.30. Bra draghjälp av tjocka Rolle...nu ska jag träffa Dick och ge honom fotbollutrustning fvb till Gambia.. Pussar och kramar och saknar..Mästar-Pappa
Show the photos as soon as you can. Angkor sounds amazing!
I've heard about Cambodian bus trips. Sounds like another thing you can tick off!
That's right about those kids and their English. And it's so nice when they put their 'selling persona' away and you actually talk to them about normal stuff.
And good to see you're being sympathetic to Jossan's stomach - I can't say I'm that way inclined with my mum, surrogate or not!
And what does puss ("puss and kiss) mean? In English it means the yellow ooze that fills infected wounds! Not a nice word to sit next to kiss!