Siem Reap - February 4, 2018 We have been so busy that obviously, I have not had time to upload blogs. Still I have tried to write every day. I uploaded four days just tonight. I have tons and tons of photos too -- some are just blah blah, meaningful to us perhaps but maybe not to frieinds; some are wonderful and cannot be missed. I have not had and still do not have time to upload the photos but will at my first opportunity. They will coincide with each d...

Siem Reap, Cambodia - February 4, 2018 We caught the sunrise at Angkor Wat! It was magnificent. Hundreds and hundreds of tourist and locals alike woke up early this Sunday morning to witness on of God's fantastic spectacles. Vendors were out already too, selling coffee, sandwiches, cakes and ice cream! The kids were on sight too pestering tourists to buy flutes, postcards and magnets. We met our driver at 5:15 and by 6 o'clock we were seated on the wall ...

Siem Reap, Cambodia - February 3, 2018 Another long, exhausting day . . . but we don't want to miss a thing! First on the agenda was a drive out to Ta Prohm. Again, as I mentioned earlier, this magic and wondrous place is on-site location for the movie, Tomb Raiders. One look at this mysterious place and it is easy to see why this exotic location was selected. Centuries ago, birds ate the seeds of nearby fig trees, an utterly worthless tree - no good f...

Siem Reap, Cambodia - February 2, 2018 I keep thinking, my God, we are in CAMBODIA!!! Never letting any dust settle, we flew a one-hour flight to Siem Reap in northwest Cambodia, and in vast contrast to the larger cities we have visited, Siem Reap is a much quieter, less densely populated town. Because of the heavily increased tourist traffic, all new construction is to provide new grand hotels. Already it has over 300 hotels, not including homestays and ...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - February 1, 2018 Once again I forgot to say "le lapin, le lapin;" the rabbit, the rabbit - a French tradition that if one remembers to say these words first thing in the morning on the first day of a new month, great things will come to him. Bum!! Missed it again! But how could things become much better for us? Thank you, dear Lord, we are very grateful. Here we are in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Somehow I was expecting cool green la...