30/11/2009Day 56 - Ho Chi Minh City - Water Park and Nan & Pop arrive.I was so excited this morning so many exciting things were happening. First Mum and Dad took us to the Water Park which was like Wet'n'Wild, only smaller. We went on all the rides (Mum went on some). Mum's favourite ride was the Thunder where 2 people sit on a raft and go down the slide in the dark, Mum screamed and when we got to the end she wanted to do it again. Dad loved the Kamikaze, w...

29/11/2009Day 55 - Cambodia to Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)Today we got up and finished packing our things and headed to the airport for our 45min flight to Vietnam. We spent more time in the airport than we did on the plane!!! We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and caught a 'taxi' to the hotel, later we found out that it wasn't a taxi and it cost us 4 times the price so we paid $24 rather than $6. We weren't to know. After settling in our new room, which seems ...

28/11/2009Day 54 - Phnom Penh Lighthouse OrphanageToday we met a tuk-tuk man who was wearing an Australia hat. We got talking to him and he took us to visit an orphanage called the Lightning Orphanage. They have 104 kids there and Mum and Dad donated a 50kg bag of rice for them to eat. I learned that children in Cambodia go to school in two sessions from 7am to 11am or 1pm to 5pm. There are so many kids and not enough schools so they are split into two groups thi...

27/11/2009Day 53 - Phnom PenhToday we walked to the Phnom Penh Central Market to do some shopping before we leave Cambodia in a few days. It took ages to walk there and it was soooo hot! We were all sweating a lot and were very grateful to buy a yummy sugarcane drink when we got there. The market itself wasn't great as it was mainly watches, jewelry and fresh food. We didn't end up buying anything but more drinks. After the market we walked to a temple and saw so...

26/11/2009Day 52 - Phnom PenhToday we left Siem Reap and took a taxi to Phnom Penh the capital city of Cambodia - it took 4 hours. When we arrived at our hotel Sura and I were so excited because we got our own room with our own TV! Mum was even more excited because the apartment has a washing machine! Dad couldn't believe the size of the apartment it has a kitchen, two huge bedrooms, two huge bathrooms and living room. After we all calmed down we took a walk alon...