Today started with a trip to the 'lady's temple, a Hindu temple that has the best preserved wall carvings of any of the temples. It was much smaller but in better condition because of the higher quality sandstone. On the way there we stopped to see how rice noodles, mainly used in soup, we're made. They were very good. On the way back we stopped to to how palm sugar is made. It was like a hard candy of pure sugar! After a brief rest, we took a very bumpy ride t...

The morning started with a visit to Angkor wat, meaning temple. It was amazing to see stone carvings and the building remains from the 11th century. Many stories of battles and everyday life are carved on the stone walls. There are 3 levels with the top level providing panaramic views of the temple. It is very large. The morning was extremely hot and draining after climbing many steps. After a respite at the hotel after lunch, we went to Angkor Tom which is actua...

Today was a long bus ride from phnom penh to Siem reap. In OAT speak it is a day of learning and discovery. We stopped along the roadside to see a wedding that was happening. We were actually invited to join the party but we had to be on our way. Our next stop was small village where they specialize in selling tarantulas as a delicacy. People got to hold them, including Robert. One of our fellow travelers then was instructed on how to fry the tarantula in oil. Wh...

Today was an extremely emotional morning. We visited one of the killing fields from from the Khmer rouge, pol pot regime. Our guide had personal experience from her mother who was forced to evacuate pnom penh. The atrocities we heard about left us all in tears. The hopelessness and and the inability to understand how one human being could do such things to another human being just makes you feel awful. No detail here about what we heard. We met one of 7 survivors...

Today was an extremely emotional morning. We visited one of the killing fields from from the Khmer rouge, pol pot regime. Our guide had personal experience from her mother who was forced to evacuate pnom penh. The atrocities we heard about left us all in tears. The hopelessness and and the inability to understand how one human being could do such things to another human being just makes you feel awful. No detail here about what we heard. We met one of 7 survivors...