I’m still having problems logging in to wordpress, so… here’s the semi-latest, written a few days ago:
so, we decided to go to cambodia, last minute, all the flights to Laos
were fully booked. a shame. But Cambodia is incredible: the people,
the food, the culture. the temples at Ankor Wat are indescribably
beautiful and immense. something like 100 different temples, some as
large as 1km squared. it takes 3 days to view most of them. a week to
view them all (that’s if you spend all day, every day). intense. and
the architecture of the temples is amazing. Siem Reap is such a
beautiful town, once a french colony, so fresh baguettes on the
streets in the morning and french colonial architecture everywhere.
it’s really nice to be out of the cities and Siem Reap is really our
style. very laid back and the food…I think Marcia and I are really hitting our stride, here in Cambodia.
We’re finally used to moving every 3-4 days and we love the $10/night
little guesthouses (as long as they’re clean). I wish I had a full
month in Cambodia to explore. It really is a magical place, you must
all get here, soon. In Siem Reap, there is so much hotel construction
going on, in 3-4 years this place will be unrecognizable. Ankor Wat is
going to a major destination on par with the vatican. i’m not kidding.
come, soon, before the charm wears off and the locals get over their
love for the tourists.The people are so wonderful. smiles everywhere, everyone wants to
practice their english. lots of amputees (land mine victims) and victims of the war, but
the community has lots of ways for people to earn livings, guide books
and political books for sale everywhere musicians on the street and
lots of stores that carry craft goods made by amputees that go to
benefit various groups.We love, love, love Cambodia.
ok, gotta go now, we’re having a hell of a time getting plane tickets.
since it’s the high season everything is full. shoulda booked in
advance, but how could i have known…love youse,
// marcia y mundo
