Cambodia!

Wow. Insane is the only way I can think to describe our trip to and from Cambodia. We had to leave the country and come back because Josh didn't get a visa for Thailand (American citizens can stay in Thailand for 30 days without a visa). So, we took a 3 1/2 hour bus ride from Bangkok to Aranya Prathet, Thailand. From there we took a tuk-tuk (cross between a scooter and a VW beetle) to the border between Thailand and Cambodia. Then we crossed the border on-foot (which just meant walking across a bridge), where we purchased Cambodian visas in Poipet, Cambodia($25/person, not bad!). The real excitement was when we got a taxi to drive us from Poipet to Siem Reap. Siem Reap isn't bad, just small. There are some good restaurants (owned by foreigners) with DELICIOUS sandwiches! You may not know this about me, but I love sandwiches. Thailand does not do sandwiches, neither does India. SO I was very excited to get a sandwich on a french baguette in Siem Reap.

We toured about 9 temples in the course of 8 hours over 2 days. We could only stay out until about 1 in the afternoon. After that it got too hot. We really enjoyed the following temples: Angkor Wat, Pre Rup, and East Mebon. We have lots of pictures, if you don't want to search for those temples online.

Funny thing about Cambodia: every car on the road is a Toyota Camry. I don't mean this like there are a lot of them. I mean it like it is a strange occurrence, which causes one to take notice, to see a car that is not a Camry.

This coming weekend we're going to Auttaya, Thailand. There are some neat temples there and it was once the capital of Siam. It's close to Bangkok, so we're taking a train to get there. Get excited to see a picture of me and Josh with a 19-meter high Buddha.

Love,
Elizabeth