Tuk tuks and temples

Next stop--- Cambodia!!

We arrived to Siem Reap and were immediately greeted with a whole slew of tuk tuks. I heard that this was their form of transportation, but I did not realize it was pretty much their only form, along with motorbikes.

We met with a helpful gentleman at the airport who helped us get a taxi- well a taxi is actually just a 4-person tuk tuk. We packed our luggage in and set off!

One app that has been very helpful during our travels is Grab; this is Asia's form of Uber. So when hailing tuk tuks I was able to compare what they should be charging us.

One thing that I learned very early on was that Cambodia mainly took only cash and they loved American dollars. Everywhere we went they accepted US dollars.

After a bumpy tuk tuk ride we arrived to our Onederz hostel; it was lovely. There was a pool and full of fellow travelers.

Foot massage- 2$. Keep em coming!

We took full advantage of the pool when we arrived and met a really nice English girl; who was a psych nurse. We ended up walking around together and exploring the markets and city of Siem Reap.

THE Best Tom Yum soup!

The main attraction to Siem Reap is Angkor Wat- the largest and oldest Buddhist temple in the world. Gina, Amber, Jasmine and I decided to do a sunrise tour of all the temples in the area.
Angkor Wat was beautiful! There was so much detail still apparent, I cannot imagine what it looked like 800 years ago when it was built.

The monkeys were not shy and knew the sound of food wrappers

We wondered around the temples and ended our tour midday. It was perfect timing because it was time to go to our 4th country of the trip- Vietnam.

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