Meat stall. I was a little terrified of how low the fan was.

Statue of nursing mother. We'd never see this in the US.

Banner at a temple against human trafficking.

Smoothie vendor. She switched on her motorbike to power her blender.

Pocari sweat! I took this picture to make Jeff jealous.

Phoan took me around in this motorized rockshaw.

Siem Reap

September 30, 2022 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

Included here are some random sights during my wanderings around Siem Reap town.

===============================================================

Parting thoughts on Cambodia

I am really glad I made this side trip to Siem Reap and Angkor, and not having many tourists around was a huge bonus. But, because this trip was last minute and rushed, I didn't connect with Cambodia in as meaningful a way as I would have liked to. I didn't get much sense of how the various historical or cultural influences (and, to put a more sinister spin on it, the collective trauma) interact to make this place tick. For this reason, I would very much like to make a more in-depth foray in the future.

https://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/…Read more