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I woke up feeling fine this morning. Disembarked the river cruise boat at 8:30 and were bused for 4 1/2 hours from Kampong Cham to Siam Reap, our base for the next 3 days while we explore the temples at Angkor. This was the centre of Khmer power from 800 to about 1400AD. There are several separate temple complexes in the area. The drive was quite interesting giving us a good perspective of the agriculture economy and rural life in Cambodia. Checked into a great hotel. Fortunately, the room is part of our Viking River Cruise package. Five star hotels are nice, but you pay through the nose for everything you want to purchase (food, drinks, etc.) Spent a couple of hours in the afternoon roaming around a local market with a gentleman from Mayne Island. In the evening we were entertained by a dance group performing the traditional dances from the Angkor Dynasty. Quite graceful. None of us can understand how the girls can bend the fingers back from the middle knuckle (see one of the photos).
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