What Wat?

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In the aftermath of typhoon Ketsana the floodwaters are subsiding but the main road of Siem Reap is for want of a better word ''stuffed'' that is stuffed with bloody great rocks to fill in the potholes, however this would be a mere blip on the radar of Cambodian heartache.
Some distressing facts are that: 1) 539,000 tonnes of bombs were dropped on Cambodia during the Vietnam war.
2) An estimated 2 million Cambodians perished at the hands of Pol Pot's regime between 1975 and 1979 and
3) there were thousands of land mines laid, and that is only their recent history. (Information supplied by the travel guide bible Lonely Planet)
But despite their horrific past they are truly, warm, charming and easygoing people.
Of course most of the foreigners are here for the temple complex of Angkor Wat and surrounding temples which are a MAGNIFICENT. Writers have exhausted all superlatives in describing these buildings so I'll leave it at that. We can be truly grateful that they are situated in the north of the country so were avoided being carpet bombed by the U.S. airforce.
Quirky Cambodia:Fish foot massages...yes that's right !!! Wander down Pub street in the evening and whilst sipping on Anchor beer in your favourite bar/restaurant, you (along with a gaggle of other tourists) can dangle your feet in a pool of water with tiny fish milling around nibbling/cleaning/massaging your feet for US$3 and the fish get a good feed as well, a little toe-jam, so to speak. After traipsing around, up and down very steep Wats in 90% humidity all day us tourists need to pamper ourselves.

Till next time. Take care
Denise xxx

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Photos

reflection
monks at Angkor Thom

Comments

[Cas]

fish nibbles please
I have to ask whether you and Adrian got your feet nibbled for $3? I love the idea myself as I have very narly feet that are hangin out to be nibbled. Love the photos, great to be part of the adventure from my loungeroom ! Love Carole x.

[lifeswonders]

fish nibbling
Haven't had our feet nibbled yet probably tomorrow after our 3rd day of temple hopping. Fantastic place to visit if you get the chance. Hope your'e all good love Denise x

[Ruby]

Beautiful pics mum, are they yours?

[lifeswonders]

Pics
Of course the pics are mine!!! Age said to wash your mouth out with soap! Glad you had a look. love mum