Koulen Restaurant and Show

After the Landmine Museum we went back to the hotel to relax for a while before heading to the Koulen Restaurant which was a buffet and had traditional Cambodian dancers. The buffet itself was ok, there were lots of different Asian foods to try which was cool and lots of soups which I filled up on! Love the soups here, definitely my style.

The dancing started after most people had finished eating and was pretty cool! There were maybe 6 different songs being danced to, some as solos some with only women, and some with men and women. They wore very fancy, colourful clothing and had headdresses covered in gold and jewels, I imagine they're very heavy! Their movements were very slow and precise for the most part. Each movement was deliberate, their steps and hand movements very thought out. Very different than the quick moving and vibrant dancing of the Nepali, but just as beautiful and graceful.

After the show finished most of us went back to the hotel. Everyone was exhausted from the night before... I walked back with two girls and we made a quick detour into the night market since it's apparently our last chance to see it before we leave Siem Reap. The night market is quite extensive, far larger than I thought it would be! Most shops Carey the same items of course, ranging from shirts/pants/dresses to shawls to artwork to Souvenirs to jewellery, etc. I saw a painting that I loved and picked it up to add to my collection. For a home i don't yet own lol. But when I do I'll have an interesting mix of artwork for it ;)Read more