Mr A & I have returned safely from a rather pleasant week in Cambodia. 4 nights in Siam Reap (2 days of exploring Angkor due to some oversleeping issues I was having) and 2 nights in Phnom Penh. 6 nights and 7 days. Some of the highlights are as follows:

1) riding a bicycle around the Angkor temples aka the hottest place on earth. Bicycles? Indeed. It was a sweat parade/water drinking extravaganza.

2) the Dead Fish bathroom. Theres a sign outside that says to watch your children or something else casual. Until you notice that theres a freaking crocodile pit next to the bathroom! No joke, there at least a dozen chilling out in this concrete hole that was protected by a picket fence made of kindling. Safe? Not really. But you could feed them for 50 cents, which was the highlight of Mr A's trip.

3) the bus ride back from Siam Reap was like a game of Twister (all rights reserved, of course) trying to find the most comfortable position to sleep on using only my backpack and the person next to me. Luckily, I knew the person. There was air conditioning so that was a bonus.

4) We bought water on our way into the Grand Palace from an adorable 6 year old girl who was working hard on the street. In fact, we bought 2. Two hours later we are at the water front talking to some other street kids and Mr A buys a couple drinks from them ... OUT OF NOWHERE comes 6 year old girl and shes screaming at these other kids and apparently really pissed at us since we didnt buy water from her. So we are like chuckling and "aww cute"-ing when this girl walks over to Mr A and slaps him on the leg. Not even a playful slap, a 6 year olds equivalent of kicking your ass kind of slap. DAMN! She was angry. But inflicting physical violence upon the walking ATMs is not the way to earn your living and she should learn that if she hasnt already.

5) We entered a casino looking like vagrants. Our wallets left feeling the same way. Oh well, at least the anxiety of gambling took away from the unrelenting pain in my ear.

OK. Thats all I have the patience to type right now.