Liliana’s South East Asia Adventure

Ok so I’m at an internet place that seems to have faster computers.  First I’d like to say that I’ve had problem uploading photo’s do to speed and not having USB ports.  Ok I’m working on it right now though it still slow.  Second I don’t know when graduation is because I hadn’t thought about attending.  If I went it would be most likely in May.  But to expiensive for robs etc.  When LA comes up for easter etc we can celebrate everything at once.  Gifts are excepted.  He He He. Ok back to Siem Reap.  Its a nice small city that is very touristy because of the ruins which are called Angor wat.  They were built at different periods some during th e11 century and others during th e12 century by different kings/rulers.  As some of you know ie dad probably India had a huge influence on south east asia and the religions etc from there spread out.  Many of these temples are dedicated to the Hindu gods such as Visnu, brama etc.  They combined their beliefs which were animalistic etc with India.  The story of Ramayana and Maha? are themes found at these temples.  They are huge and grand.  The main one Angor wat is huge like the temples in Mexico.  Reliefs are everywhere on the stones.  You can see carvings of people going to battle with elephants. Killings animls, prying etc.  The girl from england and I decided to pay for the 3 day pass instead of a one day.  A 2 day pass id the same as a three $40.  Anyway  we went yesterday and saw the major temples and them some minor ones today.  It’s supper hot around 90-94 degress  ferenhite.  Sorry no spell check.  So we hired a tuk tuk driver to take us there and around each day.  That seems the way you get there unless you bike or rent a moto which I think is just an electricle bike.

This mourning we left at five to see the sunrise at Angor Wat.  It was still dark but you could see other tourist heading in the same direction on tuk tuks also.  When we got there we had about 1 1/2 hours to wait.  Let me tell you it stareted getting supper crowded it was crazy.  Everyone was there.  Camaras going off and everything.  When the sun finally rose it wasn’t that great.  Now the Sunset is even more touristy and we might attempt to do that tomorrow.  We shall see.  I’m just now loading Vietnam pictures I’m hoping to get the rest uploaded tonight.  We shall see.  We are planning to go to this dinner / traditional cambodian dance performance tonight.  I have about and hour left before our driver comes to pick us up to take us.

So the touristy section with the restaurant/cafes  is nice although the sidewalk is being worked on.  In the evening it gets jumping and looks so different from the day.  So today I go to order a healthy pizza as they called it with vegetables and I say no Mozzarella cheese. No cheese.  Something like anyway 15 minutes later or more I get my pizza and it has cheese on it.  I say excuse me is this cheese and she says no mozzarella cheese right?  I say yes but that looks like cheese.  She then says yes its Whatever cheese.  I say well I didn’t want cheese as I don’t eat it. She goes to talk to the other people and they start to argue It seems like the others felt she made a mistake.  I think.  Anyway I say what ever I’ll pay and go somewhere else.  So I paid $4 and left.  She didn’t even offer to make another pizza.  Even though I might of said no Mozzarella (SP) cheese I didn’t say add another kind.  I think I did say no cheese to but what ever.  I was mad.  Oh well.  So the cafe and restaurants are nice and have good food the people are friendly who serve you and they speak not bad English.  So after here I will head back to Bangkok and then to India.  I have a few extra days so I may try and go to the River Kwai.  We shall see.  I still have another day in Siem Reap.  I need to get my massage before I leave.  It seems as I’ve been circling around SEA the massages have been getting better.  So Cambodia is bound to be better then Vietnam.  At $5 or 6 an hour hey you have to try it.  Well I’ve blabbed enouggh.  I will write more soon when something exciting happens take care.