On this, our last day in Siem Reap we decided to have a rather lazy day in order to get some laundry done and prepare for the Thailand leg of our trip which begins tomorrow.
Since tomorrow is the beginning of the Water Festival (Bom Om Touk) in Cambodia there is lots to see. I started my day at 6:30 by having coffee on the balcony and watching Siem Reap start its day. However, I think that the day for most people in this town began a little earlier than that. The street outside the hotel was very busy with a steady stream of motorcycles, bicycles, Tuk tuks, cars, trucks and buses going by. Some motorcycles had as many as four people on them. I watched one man go by on a motorcycle holding a baby, with a small child on the back and another in front of him. No one was wearing a helmet.
After breakfast we dropped our laundry at the laundry shop and walked to the river. We found a bench and enjoyed watching the boats go up and down the river, practicing for the races tomorrow. These very colorful, long boats are rowed by 24 people. The streets were crowded, especially with vendors setting up shop for the big day.
After watching the boats we walked on until we came to Dr. Fish, a tank of fish that you put your feet in so that they can nibble on them and give you a foot massage. Michelle decided to give it a try. A 30 minute fish massage was $3. Since the fish tickle a lot I decided not to embarrass myself by laughing for 30 minutes while people passed by. Michelle's feet enjoyed their time in the tank.
Cappuccino, a cold chocolate drink and fresh passion fruit cheesecake provided the perfect snack before heading back to the hotel. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this sign:
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"Hey, I just put my feet in a pool so a school of fish could nibble on them" - are words I will never say! When you two are "in Rome" you really do "do as the Romans", and it all looks so interesting. Carry on. -j
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