mysteres d'angkhor
siem reap
2/18/2011
Rest day. good coffee followed by pool, reading, noodles, beer, pool, and nap. sad to leave bhutan but happy to be under the coconuts once again. Also happy to have spent the 880$ on bangkok air and not have to deal with artillery shells and the overland bus trip "from hell."
rest day over. followed by a furious round of watting. these things were built in the 11th century and are featured in movies in the 21st century. does "lasting style" sound about right? Gotta love tooling around on elephants and tuk-tuks. sticking straws into coconuts is an underrated pleasure.
There are hundreds of 8 year olds selling stuff at the temples. Today i turned the tables. A couple of young girls were working me real hard trying to sell beaded bracelets. I was getting a pretty good rhythm with the "no thanks," when they noticed i had a few silly bands on my wrist (emergency stash). When they flashed the international "gimme sign" I gave them each a silly band. As they were admiring their score I said "one dollar." it took them a minute but then we all had a good chuckle. Pretty convenient, everything for sale at the wats is one dollar.
Ben has become a lime sorbet fiend. Jill mumbled something about an ox-cart tomorrow.
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| you are now entering the 11th century |
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| the wheel is always turning |
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| clare slurps |
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| serious crust |
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| repetition for effect |
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| planning the wat attack |
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| angkor |
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