Today is going to be spent organising myself and putting up some pics for you all on the blog. I really should download them all of my camera, have been very lazy! (Herb your comment has given me the drive to get sorted)
We are now in Cambodia and love it, the people are lovely and it is a beautiful country with so much to see, plus we can get to most places for under 1 USA dollar so me and Saskia are happy as means more money to spend.
When we first arrived I was a bit offended at a man calling me a preshy girl, I thought he was calling me a freshy...later I realised Preshy means beautiful in Cambodian, this made me love the Cambodian people even more, haha!
There is too much to tell in one post so I will try and remember all the highlights so far...as the title suggests the sunshine is starting to affect mine and Saskia's brain...
Examples include:
* Me saying to Saskia ''we wont need to put our mosquito nets up soon as we are going to be in richer countries so they probably wont have mosquito's''...after 5 mins realising what I had said started to laugh uncontrollably at the stupidity of my comment.
* Saskia spelling her name wrong, me saying "Sas you have spelt your name wrong", her saying "no I have not'' then realising she had and laughing!
Ooops....plus my sun hat broke...so sunstroke is my excuse and I am sticking to it.
We are over being homesick and not missing you all so much now, hehe.
Yesterday for me had to be one of the highlights of the whole trip.. Waking up at 3.30am was not as bad as I thought it would be...we got up super early to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat, it was beautiful and definitely worth it. (Look at the beautiful pic we captured)...
In the evening we went to a local orphanage which was truly humbling, the kids basic needs were met and they were so happy. The children performed a show for us and a few other guests, it was amazing: something you would see in a theatre-true dancers and actors not in the making but already made!! Once the show was over we got to play and dance with the kids, they were all so loving and most just wanted hugs! Me and Saskia donated a small amount for food and to maintain the basic needs of the orphanage. The kids in the orphanage sleep 4 to a bed and the kitchen is nothing but a hut with a box with ice they call there fridge. On the way back to our Villa me and Saskia felt so touched we felt we wanted to do more and an evening spent with these kids was not enough, although all there basic needs were met we felt these kids deserved more.
We ventured into town shattered and picked up glitter pens, skipping ropes, balls, stationary and balloons...Tomorrow we are going to spend a day with the kids and donate some bad sweet treats and food. If anyone ever gets the chance to visit Siem Reap please spend an evening at the orphanage, they will entertain you and provide you with a lovely meal. You do not have to donate and you will not be pressured into giving anything but once you have seen the talent of the children I am sure you would want to.
Tonight we are going to let our adventurous side out and do some quad biking...I am really excited, hopefully will be lots of fun!
The night market of pub street is a great place for catching a bargain, but you have to haggle...if you pay anything over 40% of what they say then you payed too much. The atmosphere and Cambodian people make it even better.
Also tuc tucs are everywhere! It can be slightly overwhelming when 6 tuc tuc drivers approach you when you want to go home. In the end we could not decide who to go with so settled it with the lowest price and a game of rock, paper scissors between the two left at the end battling for our custom. The people are happy to play along and very carefree.
I have just seen the time and am going to have a dip in the pool and shower up before quad biking this evening. I will update the blog with a few pics tonight.
Hope you all are well and not working to hard.
We love hearing from you all and is nice to know you are all thinking of us, hope this blog gives you a feel of what we are doing.
Hugs and Sunshine.
Poonam and Saskia
xXx
The orphanage sounds like a great experience....and as for Ankor Wat, its just such an imense sight to take in, it's amazing when you consider how old the place is and what it resembles, Cambodia really is a beautiful as you are discribing, and I definitely need to re-visit the country. We never saw the Orphanage, so will definitely have to put a note to do that next time around.... I'm amazed at how many wonderful visits you two have managed to organise for your trip - sounds like a wonderful carefree and enriching experience all round.... and you both are making back-pack travelling sound far more appealing than it ever has before! Hugs to you both xxx
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