Day 187 (Wed 10 Jan) - Phnom Penh / Siem Reap

Sarb felt very rough this morning so instead of trying to make the 10.30am bus Jo managed to change it to the 12.30pm bus instead!

Sarb just about managed breakfast and went back to the room for a lie down whilst Jo chatted to Pete out by the lake.

At 12.30 we piled into some tuk-tuks that took us to a bus station. From there we were bundled onto a larger bus and were on our way to Siem Reap. Not a bad journey as pulled into Siem Reap about 6.30ish.

As the bus pulled into the bus station an absolute mad scrum of tuk tuk drivers and hoteliers descended on it. Getting off the bus was literally a case of stage diving into the throng of people below.

Grabbed our bags and then thought about where to stay. Fobbed off most of the drivers and hoteliers and managed to engage the services of Majid. Seemed like a nice guy and so we piled into his tuk tuk and tried to find some rooms. After our stay in Phnom Penh we definitely wanted hot water! (By the way Majid's tuk tuk is basically like a trailer fitted to the back of a motor bike).

Spent ages trying to find rooms. All fully booked or outrageously expensive. Finally we ended up in the Andkor Wat Sydney for 20 US dollars a night. Quite steep, but good room and hot water!

Majid seems like a really nice chap so we decided to engage his services for our travels into Angkor Wat.

Dumped the bags then went for a walk in the mainly unlit streets. Although very dark in places we didn't feel intimidated at all.

Siem Reap has the Siem Reap river running down the centre that is crossed by many small bridges. Quite a romantic feel to it, especially since someone has gone mad with the fairy lights. We wandered over a bridge and soon found ourselves in a cosy pizza place, Ecstatic.

Wandered through the closing market on the way back to our hotel