Day 5
Again today, we does not have any itinerary. Pretty boring here, but we have a abus to catch at 12.30pm. So we woke up a bit late today and walk to another rest for breakfast, then to thebluepumpkin to buy 2 pcs of croissant and 1 pineapple tart as lunch when we are travelling in the bus back to Phnom Penh. We stop by at the market half way to PP and I saw these sold at the road side. There is 3 Cambodian girls sitting beside us in the bus, and they bought each type of this and had it as snack in the bus. Ewwww.. Saw the spider there? Its really fat and big but I couldn’t imagine where they find it in such a big quantity?  

 We reached Phnom Penh at 7pm and since Andrew has a meeting in the office we waited for him to pick us up at Vespa Restaurant just next to the Mekong Bus Station.  

 We did not try the food from this restaurant but according to Andrew its one of the best restaurant.. and their meats are imported from Australia.  

 I forgot where we had our dinner that day. Could blog it here… hmm?!  

 Day 6  

 Again we don’t have Itinerary for the day. We just want to chill out and relax. Andrew & Ivy suggested to go to the Killing Fields.. but I hesitated and told them we’re not keen to go there.  

 So in the morning, I woke up at around 10+ and we went out for breakfast at the FCC Phnom Penh. We have a seat upstair and have a nice view of the
Tonle Sap & the Mekong River. Nothing spectacular again as the water are not clear blue but muddy.  

 After having our breakfast, we went to Continental Hotel Phnom Penh and have some tea there, and chit chat until around 3pm+ and head back home
for a short rest. At around 5pm, we went to the Driving Range near to the Airport for some golf sessions with Ivy & Andrew, and of course I did not
play but just sit there and look. After the golf session we went to a spa & Massage house recommended by Ivy, The Champe and had 1 hr Upper Shoulder massage for a mere USD10. Consider cheap I think. And later we went for dinner at the French Latatate restaurant and supposingly they serve very good sandwich there in the review book. Too bad the sandwich is not good at all. So dont go there!!

After dinner, we went back home and take a rest.  

 Day 7  

 We fly back to Malaysia and I am so delighted to be home to my Home Sweet Home and I miss my bed.  

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Day 4

We didn’t have plan today. Supposingly in my Itinerary, I was planning to hire a tuk tuk to go Tonle Sap, but after the bus ride on day 2, and experiencing the dusty air everywhere in Siem Reap I abandoned my plan or to put it as PLAN CANCELLED. It is just so dusty in Siem Reap and occasionally we smelled some busuk longkang smell, which is a turn off, so I wore mask most of the time when I am outside. Hubby has been sneezing on and off coz he refuse to wear the mask like I did, but eventually he gave in. He too just couldn’t take it anymore. Dusty!! and even a heavy vehicle on the road is driven could make the road a big cloud of dust! Imagine that. So I really really advise anyone going there, Mask in Siem Reap is a must!

So since today we does not have any itinerary, we decided to have breakfast outside instead of the hotel. We went to thebluepumpkin recommended by
the tourist on the internet. Here’s what we’ve ordered. 2 sets of Siem Reap Breakfast. Coffee freshly brewed, Orange juice is fresh, Marmalade wasn’t too sweet, Croissant was so yummy! and the rye bread is soft. Hubby chose Donut instead of Croissant and it is so soft and not too sweet. I would say Perfect Breakfast, with some time for some facebooking as thebluepumpkin has free wifi.

My hubby checking emails.. and messaging.

Me here promoting the bakery!!

After breakfast, we went to the Center Market and Old Market for some bargain of souveniers for family members and close friends. Bought 3 t-shirts for USD5!!! So cheap. .. then I saw a 3M pocket book made from the cambodian silk and bargain it for USD6 for 5pcs. That’s all I bought for the souvenier, I will distribute the Madam Sachiko cookies to my colliqs too, so sorry really can’t get other souveniers as I think other souvenier is not nice lar as I’ve said in my Day 1 visit to the french market.

After some shopping, we went to Red Piano at Pub Street to quench our thirst. Nothing to do ma, and hubby has been sneezing and having flu, but he still pui me to come to this rest for some drinks. Poor him, already given him 2 tablets of Panadol soluble 2 nights ago when we reached Siem Reap, tablets of Vit C and 100 plus for him to keep energetic and to improve his condition, Poh Chai Pill and Charcoal pill for his stomach problem, still he wasn’t well.

After afternoon drinks, its only like 1pm and we walk back to the hotel to rest and have afternoon nap. We again came out from the hotel around 5.30pm and look for a place to eat. We went to Red Piano again, and I really didn’t know which restaurant too choose, there’s so many. So this time, we sit at the first floor of the restaurant and below is the other side of the pub street and we saw lots of tourist actually went for a BBQ at the roadside stall. The road side stall look decent coz the person handling the food wear clean clothes by the look from far and he’s wearing the chef’s hat. Too bad, I don’t think we want to be  adventurous in Cambodia as the water here is not clean and the Cambodians rely on NGO to help them filter the pipe water. So drinks and juices with ice cubes are a Big No No unless the restaurant says they only use bottled water.

After dinner, we walk home and stumbled upon another 2 market, which only operate at night. One if the Moon Market and another is Angkor Night Market. Before you made a purchase at the Old/Center market I think it would be good if u come to the night market too, I think the souvenier there have better quality or look nicer. Perhaps its because of the lighting?

After so much walk, we just call it a night and rest early as usual.

~ To Be Continued~

Day 3 As advised by most tourist, Sunrise in Angkor Wat are suppose to be spectacular. But me being a lazy bum and not a morning person, we did not wake up at 5am for the sunrise.  

 We woke up at 7.30am on Day 3, and our Tuk Tuk & Guide will be picking us up at 8.30am for the 1 day Temple visit. Ivy suggested to get a guide which will make the Temple visit more interesting. So at last, we decided to go ahead and chose Mr. Ho Ouk as our Tuk Tuk Driver for 1 day and a guide arranged by the Hotel.  

 The first Temple we went, were of course the Angkor Wat. This picture was taken, when the guide is still explaining about the history of the Angkor Wat and the 5 elements of Hindu’s believe which one of the element is the water. In this photo, the Angkor Wat is actually surrounded by the man made Lake.
  

 Below photo, the guide told me the position I am standing can get a good photo shot, which it really does. Saw the reflection of the Angkor Wat from the water lily pond? The Photo could be better if the Lily pond is well taken care of, it looks so dirty.
  

 As far as we know, Cambodia is a seriously corrupted country. As explained by the guide, our Temple visit ticket fees are collected by the Sokla co. whereby the owner is a Cambodian Tycoon and the money he collected are not given back to the Angkor Wat sites for restoration. The money are pure profit to them. The people are angry at this, but they cannot do anything to fight the riches and the authority.  

 Back to Angkor Wat, having a guide is really better than not having one. You’ll notice it when they show you around the temple and started telling you the stories of the Hindu’s believe, the Siva. Letchumi, the Devil and more over, they will also tell you which and where you can find a very special Apsara Dancer. They will point it out to you like in this photo below, this Apsara Dancer were actually different from the rest. It shows that the Apsara Dancer smiling with her teeth shown/visible. Or I may put it ‘Big Grin’? The guide will also show you another Apsara Dancer with a Bikini in a hidden corner of the temple, which if you are not familiar with the temple and if you have not spend days or weeks in the temple, you wouldn’t know or notice the differences and some are at hidden place in the temple.  

 Really thanks to our Guide, Mr. Mean Tealy he is also our Photographer of the day. Since only 2 of us travelling, taking any photos together will always be a problem, we can only get single shots most of the time or ask for help from other tourist to help us take a couple of photos together.  

 After Angkor Wat, we had our lunch at a local Khmer Restaurant operated by Khmer Chinese. Most of the business owners in Cambodia are also chinese, and in a way not surprising to me.  

 Orang Cina Boleh!! Dimana Pun Boleh!  

 We went to Ta Phrom after lunch. The made famous Temple by Angelina Jolie in the making of Tomb Raider. Ta Phrom is the Temple where u can see the root
of the trees covering the temple.  

 By the way, look at the pants I am wearing. I’ve worn the same pants for 3 days already and I will continue wearing it throughout until I get back to Malaysia.
  

 After Ta Phrom, we went to Angkor Thom. Angkor Thom is larger and has several Temple sites in it. One of the Temple in fact is there is no indoor. You cannot go into the temple but climb up to it. Too bad, the temple is not open for visitors at this moment, and the guide also can’t tell when the Temple Restoration will be completed courtesy from the French Government.  

When we were in Angkor Thom our temple visit finish at around 3pm. At that time we already feeling tired and templed-out. No more temples, playing in my mind at that time. If the guide wanted to bring us to see more, I guess I would really say no. After this trip, I would say both me and hubby are not really those historical person, and of course its amazing to visit one of the Wonders of the World, but historical sites like this.. To us, apart from the architectural, we aren’t that excited as much as the europeans as we prefer beach or scenery more than historical sites. Look at our happy face, we’re leaving the temple, on our way back to the hotel to freshen up, the Angkor Wat Road is where all the 5 star hotels are located like the FCC, Meridian etc.  

The Madam Sachiko Cookies is available here. Maybe the local does not know where is it, because it is a cafe/bakery open by Japanese there.
http://sparklette.net/travel/siem-reap-madam-sachiko-cookies-angkor-national-museum/ Check out the sites. The cookies are very expensive, its sold at USD15 for 30pcs. We asked the guide to bring us to D’Artisan Angkor which is near to our hotel to look at Artisan work? The silk sold there is nice but pricey. Then we went back to the hotel and rest before going out food hunting.  

 After shower, we went out for our dinner at Happy Herb Pizza. Ever wonder what does this Happy Herb means? The pizza top actually has some sprinkles
of marijuana, which will make you happy!