Jen has covered the visit to Angkor Wat judged the most popular tourist destination in Asia for 2026. Later in the day, a walk from the hotel down into the local village. We’re looking for a barber for me to get a haircut. It didn’t take long in the chair, and at $5, a bargain..:)
Some urchins scraping a living
A night at the circus.
One of the options we had to choose from, a circus. The ‘actors’ in the circus are underprivileged people who have become stars. The event was amazing. Demonstrations of culture, athleticism, music and art.
Cambodia. Once part of Siam. We have all seen images of the astonishingly delicate dancers that reflect Hindu artistry. Yes, Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in the 5th century BC. The dancers are incredible.
Artistry created with rice, in minutes..
So it wasn’t a circus that involved animals. It was an extravaganza of cooperation, trust in fellow performers, flexibility, balance and strength. As ‘Jen said, we were up at 4.15am this morning to watch the sun rise over the Angkor at temples. An event that was highly suspect anyway, due to the amount of cloud. So, with accumulating tiredness, an evening event was not a popular option for Jen but we were both mesmerised by the performance.
Thursday 7th. Another temple and our final meal.
This time it was an 8am start
Prov, our very un American, American companion, with his chest out and best foot forward. He’s a lovely guy and we have voted him as the next president of the US of A…:)
The Last Supper..:)
Tomorrow we fly back to Bangkok. It will be the end of a rather hectic but informative and mostly enjoyable experience. But tonight we took a number of 🛺 tuk tuk’s to. remote setting on the other side of the city to a refuge eating house called ‘New hope vocational training restaurant’ where under privileged are taught English, cooking social skills. At the start of this blog entry a number of street urchins are depicted. we are told between the ages of 3-5 they are inducted to a structured life and given skills. Our tuk tuk drivers were women. G-Adventures have a supportive role in all their destinations and it’s laudable.
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