Angkor Wat

Our last scheduled stop in Cambodia saw us taking in the wonder of (according to tourist brochures, historians and fellow travellers!) Asia's most spectacular sight - the ancient city of Angkor and its jewel, Angkor Wat (temple). Spread out over a large area, the Wats are all that is left of a once thriving civilisation and they are HUGE! We spent three days (two for Andrea who came down with tummy troubles) exploring the ruins in good company - Ron and his new lady-friend, Tash, met us in Siem Reap. We could have easily spent a week or more there just exploring the place. Some of the temples have been restored, some have been left as offerings to the jungle, which grows in and around the temples, slowly changing and destroying them. It was our first real experience of walking around in a jungle and it was bloody hot!

We now find ourselves back in Bangkok. We endured a ten hour bus ride from Siem Reap over dirt roads that were so bad, they make our dirt roads in Austalia feel like superhighways. 'Rough as buggery' is an expression that accurately sums up the journey and the experience of having a hard bus seat assaulting our buttocks for 10 hours. Cambodia was our favourite stop in Asia. It was a good mix of nice people and beautiful places.

Our plane to India leaves in just a few hours. We arrive in Mumbai (Bombay) tonight. On the 20th March, we will be disappearing for 10 days as we do the 'Eastern Hippie Gettin' Right Out There' thing. We are going to do a 10 day Buddhist Meditation course, which involves complete silence for that period. Should be interesting. Check out the details at http://www.dhamma.org. Our next entry will be from the sub-continent!!! Later Asia.

Before we go, two things.

1. Congratulations to Matt and Karen on the birth of their baby daughter, Amelia Rose! 10/3/06. We can't wait to get back and see her.

2. We just discovered that if you click on the photos, they open up into full size images. Are we quick or what?!

More updates later!