It was a real Odyssey, but last night we finally arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia. 27 hours of travel including plane to Bangkok, bus to the Thailand/Cambodia border, and cab to Siem Reap.
The bus from Bangkok to Aranya Prathat, the bustling border town between Thailand and Cambodia was our first opportunity to take a look at the country and its people - without the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. Once at the border town, we fell prey to our first scam. There are countless ways to obtain a visa on arrival - and of course the tuk-tuk driver brings us precisely to the places where you pay more. This particular scam is described in the guide books, but we still did not catch on. We *could* go to the Cambodian consulate across the border, but can it be trusted? No. Even at the border they asked us for more money.
When we were done with all the border controls behind us, we had to take cover under a shed, as heavy monsoon rain started. There, a bit of luck : Harald, a student at a vocation school in Ulm (Germany) joined us and asked if we would be interested in sharing a taxi to Siem Reap (the major city next to Angkor Wat). It was his second time in Cambodia, and he was traveling alone.
So here we are! We both still have trouble believing it.
We will now explore the city for a bit. The weather is quite pleasant, with temperatures around 30 deg. C (86 deg. F) and the humidity at about 80%. The only thing that really takes some getting used to is the torrential rain that floods the streets every day.
This afternoon we will take a tuk-tuk to Angor Kwat, to enjoy the sunset and buy the tickets for the next two days.
I will be writing more in the next posts about the country of Cambodia and its culture. The Khmer vegetarian curry last night has me convinced already on the culinary side.
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