Wednesday, Apri, 2011
Don walked and walked and walked and walked today--to the Wats, then to noe market, then to another market across town. He stopped for a mango smoothie. Since they were only 50 cents apiece, he ordered four of them. While he was waiting, a boy stopped by trying to sell bracelets and postcards. Don offered him a seat and a mango smoothie instead. Then, the boy's sister cam by, also trying to sell things, so Don invited her to join them. Next, their brother came along and also joined them. So, when the four smoothies were served, Don and his 3 new friend enjoyed them!
Don also took video of boys playing marbles--he was impressed with their accuracy.
Ben, Brittan, and I spent the day at Angkor Wat. First, we went to the Wat where the elephant rides are and Ben and Brittan rode an elephant around the Wat. We then walked and explored that Wat, then climbed teh Wat with the super-steep steps, then explored the Tomb-inator Wat with trees growing out of, over, and around the walls. Then, we hike a mountain and climbed that Wat (quite a beautiful 360 degree panaramic view from the top). Hot, hot day and past lunch time, so we stopped for an ice cream bar on our way to the big Wat. We spent a couple of hours enjoying that one--even got to climb to the highest part, which Ben said he had never done before because it was always closed off. And not all visitors were allowed to enter--only those with modest clothing (yeah us!).
Great lightening storm at night--read a newspaper article a week ago saying that 120 people in Cambodi per year are killed by lightening. Coconuts falling from trees account for a number of deaths each year as well.
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