Last night when we arrived home from our long day, we visited the market in Vietnam. It was busy with locals and tourists. They had everything from shoes to dried fish. I took some great pictures but don't have them uploaded due to technical difficulities and time. I was very sad to leave the wonderful people and country of Vietnam today. We arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia early this evening and took a short bus ride to our hotel. When we arrived we were greeted with music, dance and fresh tea. The hotel is beautiful and the lobby smells of lemongrass. The walk ways to get to your room are outdoors along a pond with huge lillypads. After dark all the pathways are lit with torches. We had a wonderful buffet dinner at a local hotel and then took a short walk throught the dark streets over to the night market. The Moon Night Market was so busy... foot massages for $2, bars, and many many things to buy. To get back to the hotel we took a 5 mile ride in a tuktuk pulled by a motor bike. To explain a little bit more about the traffic laws here in Cambodia and also in Vietnam...well there are none! Bikes, cars and buses pullout in front of other vehicles, drive against traffic and weave in and out. At one point while we were riding the tuktuk, all we could see were headlights ahead while weaving to avoid pot holes!!! We all agreed it was worth the risk! We are headed to Angkor Wat tomorrow. It is supposed to be hot!
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