I'm very very full after a breakfast fit for a queen (for $4). It's the first time I've eaten breakfast and had coffee since traveling. It was delicious.
A list, kind of:
1. Cambodian currency is the US dollar for all intents and purposes. Anything <$1 is given back as change in the Riel (4000 Riel = $1).
2. Full body massage = $6
3. Manicure or Pedicure = $2
4. The "old market"area looks like a dusty version of a European town (thanks to the French colonization a while back) with little bits of badly designed concrete and glass front architecture.
5. The French influence means there's chocolate croissants everywhere.
6. I had ice cream on a terrace overlooking the river yesterday.
7. Yesterday was the day of the Australian person encounter.
7a. While having my ticket checked to enter Angkor last night, an Australian woman ran over to the tuk tuk and asked if she could go watch the sunset with me. She was nice, it was good to have someone to talk to...very interesting and easily relatable conversation.
7b. I had dinner with a male Australian reporter last night who talked too much. Said reporter went to see the "temples"this morning and spent only 2 hours there...he was bothered by the touristy aspect of it all.
8. Today = reading, relaxing, manicure (?), talking to more people (?).
9. I am leaving for Laos tomorrow.
TTFN
