Kadz and Sazmo's Great Adventure! : Angkor What?!

Siem Reap

One of our favourite places throughout the whole of Asia was the Blue Pumpkin. It's not a tourist attraction per se...it's an ice cream parlour! Not only did it have air conditioning and free wifi but there were sofas/beds around the cafe that we sat on for hours eating ice cream!

To celebrate our last night on the Asian continent we decided to go out for dinner to a lovely Mexican restaurant. We were intrigued by the cocktail menu and at only $2 a pop we had a second and a third and after our fifth we decided to call it a night!

Not sure what number this was!

One of the seven wonders of the world is situated just outside Siem Reap and so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to wander around the ancient and fascinating Angkor Wat (which in Khmer means "City of Temples"). Only discovered around 100 years ago it is the site of many different temples, including the set for Tomb Raider. We thought this was the most exciting to visit as the surrounding jungle has grown over the ruins creating an eerie atmosphere. At some points wandering around we felt like we were in the jungle book, but unfortunately the presence of thousands of other tourists brought us back to reality. Mr Rob, our tuk tuk driver, suggested we go and watch the sunrise over the largest and most famous temple and so we arrived in the pitch black. Whilst stumbling over the uneven path we met Mr John. Like most Cambodians he was trying to sell us something and so we indulged him and promised to eat breakfast at his cafe within the grounds. After not seeing the sunrise through the clouds and exploring the temple we started to head for food. We were quickly bombarded by other cafe owners until Mr John, rather comically, sprinted towards us and claimed us as his own. There we enjoyed the most expensive pancakes ever while loving the view.