… continue from Day 2 – Ta Prohm & Silk Farm

We decided to have breakfast in the hotel’s cafe as their price is quite affordable and the main reason, IT IS CLEANER than outside.

We had cheese & ham omelette for US$1.50 and free flow of tea/coffee. Tell me, is that A.F.F.O.R.D.A.B.L.E or what? We learn to eat the french loaf the European way by mimicking some tourist sitting at the next table.

Firstly,

Using a fork, dig out the inner soft bread by forming a drain on the centre of your french loaf. The other half should be left in it’s original form.

Secondly,

Filled the drain with cheese & ham omelette. Covered them with another half of your french loaf. Tada! This way, no more omelette dropping out of your sandwich. Ah… looks like you learn a new lesson from jessielingdotcom today 😉

After breakfast, we intend to explore the shops alongside the road and also get a foot massage. In a nick of time, we ended in a place that look like old market. After asking around, it is indeed the new market. We continue our shopping there. New market is cleaner than old market because they don’t have a wet market in there. Of course the air smells better too.

I was spoilt for choices with their large variety of silk table runner.

Table runner are sold at US$2 each. In Giant, they are sold at RM59! And that brown curled up thing is a hammock sold at US$2. We (the kids and me) love it so much. However, they are of poor safety quality. I can fix that tho. No worries.

A better quality fridge magnet are sold at US$1 for 2 pieces. However, you can get a lower quality (without varnish) ones at US$1 for 4 pieces.

Siem Reap is my latest addition to my fridge magnet collection *wink*

We had what we wanted and decided to leave New Market. We have to move on as we need to hijack other loots. Before that, care for a dip in the pool?

Pool? What pool?

It’s FLOODING!

While we was doing our shopping in New market, we know outside is raining but didn’t know that the street has flooded. Now we are stranded in the New market. There is no way we can cross the street without getting wet from knee down.

The only idea I have is hop on a tuk-tuk. Now, this is another chapter of my life get conned. Read on….

This tuk-tuk offered us US$2 for a ride. I asked if he can bring us anywhere for shopping. Just anywhere be it a shopping mall or anything except for old market. He said ok and we hop on.

After about 5 minutes of ride, he stopped outside a post office and told us it is a post office. Duhh! And he go like this in broken english…

“You know, post office, you write letter and send to your family?”

“We are going home tomorrow. No need post letter anymore.”

“You want to go floating village?”

“No. We just want shopping. You know shopping? Big big wan?”

“I don’t know. But my friend know. Wait, I ask him. How about Angkor Wat, bla bla…..”

“All also we go already. Aiyah, faster la. Move on. We want shopping.”

“Ok.ok”

We ended up in Old Market again. Duhh! Since the street in old market is free from flood, we just get down from there. US$1 for the tuk-tuk for 5 minutes of ride. I just need to say, “Kanasai! Kena con again! Don’t know say don’t know la.”

We have so much time to kill so we conquered Old Market again. More of snapping pictures instead of getting more loots. We finally get a foot reflexology at US$5 for 1 hour. That is a bargain compare to RM38 in KL.

Did I tell you I love my curl? *cough*

Lot’s of antique bells. Some come in odd shapes.

See no evil, hear no evil, talk no evil.

I find Cambodia benefit Buddhist tourist. You can find lots of Buddha statue everywhere.

Cambodian wax sausages

I would not go to this part of the market if not for the sake of blogging taking photographs. Shall let your imagination run wild a bit 😉

Salted fish drying under the sun.

While I was admiring the lady arranging the fish on the bamboo tray, I spotted 3 policeman waiting for a bunch of noisy China tourists buying lots of pickle and fermented produce. I can only thought that they are escorts for the tourists till I almost had my jaw drop till the ground when I saw the 3 policeman was actually paid to carry good for the tourists. Oh Man!

For dinner, we went to this place called The Temple. They are right opposit Red Piano for free Apsaras show provided you had a meal or drinks there. Pricing wise… affordable. lol.

Prices compared to else where are double but the dances…. I would say, highly recommended!

Show started at 7.30 to 9.30pm. The first dance is called “The Blessing”. Can you see some flying blurry flower petals? Ah, we has been blessed. Or either they are blessing their show and business. *shrug*

The face expression on them is so real and I love their choreography.

After the show, we walk along the night street. Nothing much. Small town, boring stuff.

… to be continue Day 4 – Farewell Siem Reap