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I'll start this entry with letting you know I got my first Mosquito bite today :-( sad face - Silly me thought they would only be out later in the day. Nope!
There are several types of Mosquitos here, I dont know their names of anything but I lnow that one leaves a giant (well small boil) bite, the second leaves a teeny tiny bright red bite (kind of like an ant) and the third is somewhere in the middle.
As well as the Mosquitos there are little ants that like to have a go also - good job I have some good DEET with me!
Tonight I met Dragos for dinner. He met me at my Hostel and we took a tuk tuk into town.
We ate at a place called Cambodian soup ob pub street where we shared a Tom Yum Soup. It was really tasty!
Pub street is the touristy area (about 10-15mins walk from where I stay) and is full of bars and restaurants. A little further down there are loads of Cambodians on the street trying to sell you things like foot massage, head massage, fish foot exfoliation, drugs, girls and boys. Not actually selling the person...selling thier "services". I was asked if I would like a lday boy.... Um, NO thank you!!
I had not seen this touristy side of cambodia as where I am staying is on route 6 which is the main route to the airport and it is busy busy with local life.
There is old market, new market and night market where we were.
Our first stop was the fish. Dragos had taken a foot fish exfoliation the night before and very much enjoyed it so tonight we both did it.
As you can see from the pictures you just put your feet in the fish take and the fish eat away at your dead skin. To begin with it is super ticklish and its hillarious watching everyone first put their feet in the tank. After a few mins you get used to it and it is srprisingly relaxing!
They suck at your feet and they only way I can describe the feeling is like a small animal (i.e. fish) kiss sucking you with a cats tongue.
Whilst feeding the fish we had a chance to watch the people go about their business. There were some Cambodian men dressed as women on the corner, some of them looked as though they were having a laugh and just dressing up as a woman, this is my assumption as they were covered in glitter and crystals and had footballs for boobs, but you never know?
The fish have left my feet feeling super soft and lovely. I'll definatley go back again before I come home!
It is here we met Mikel and a few of his friends.
Dragos nd I headed down the street a few yards for a massage. I had a shoulder, arm and head massage from a young lad, I have forgotten his name already :-s Drags had a foot, leg, shoulder, arm and head massage.
We then met Mikel and his friends and went into the market. The Cambodians are very very pushy trying to make you buy anything and everything. It is very tiresome as you cant even look without being followed - this is in Old market. Night market I found was much better!
They have lots of items for sale, jewlelry, bags, bangles, trousers, ponchos, knicknacks, trinkets etc. I think I will wait until the end of my trip before buying any of these items.
I bought a pair of pants/trousers. I think you would view them as pjama bottoms but I will be wearing them outside in the day!! They are ankle length, blue with elephants on.
We then walked on down to night market. By now it was no longer raining it was pouring! The niight market was a little sheltered though so we just walked around...don't mind getting a little wet now - not like I can look any worse...
This market was pretty with all the stalls lined up in a maze, with ligts and fairly lights. In the middle was a bar so you could stop and have a drink.
We didnt stay to long here as I had to be up early for my 8am starts.
This was the last night Dragos was spendng in Siem reap, he had the bus down to Phnom Penh Thursday morning at 6am (6hours) then a evening flight to Singapore.
Bye bye Dragos
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Granma Hello J.l. bites, oh not very nice,hope you have plenty of medication with you.What experiences you are having!Keep your head about you when all around are losing their"s[quote].Have tied to speak with you,but must be doing something wrong.xxg>
Jamie-Lee Hi Gran, It will be because I will need to be online and I havent been in today. I have just got home and as it is 2am I just to head to sleep now. I am moving house Sunday so wont have internet for a couple days, but we will speak soon. lots of love xx