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February 26, 2007
Leaving Siem Reap (Katy)
We got up early on Saturday morning, as usual. But instead of getting up for school, we were getting up to leave. We walked into town with all our bags and waited for the bus. When it eventually came, we drove out of town the same way we cycled every morning for school. It was so strange to see it all from a different angle. We went to the bus station and got on a coach, waited round for an hour or so then set off on our journey to Phnom Penh. We drove out on Route 6, the road we cycled on and even past Lolei School. It was quite sad leaving it all.
The journey took about 5-6hours with a few stops on the way. We stopped for lunch and chatted to an Australian couple. The guy asked if we'd tried eating spiders in Cambodia, we said NO!. As if by magic a women walked past with a big tray full of Tarantula, cooked in some kind of sauce. The guy bought one and said it didn't taste too bad. Joe didn't know whether to eat one or not but he was offered the other half of the Australian's and couldn't refuse. Luckily there was none left for me.
We arrived in Phnom Penh at about 2pm and after checking into our hostel we had a wander round. Later on we went on a boat trip. There was only the two of us on the boat. We started right on the bottom of the Tonle Sap River (it runs down from the lake and through Siem Reap) and then went down to where it flows into the Mekong. It was amazing to be on the Meakong. We watched the sunsent behind Phnom Penh and the Royal Palace and got some good photos.
After the River trip we made our way back to the hostel and after food had an early night.
Posted by admins at February 26, 2007 6:36 AM