on to singapore

again no pics as at a terminal in Singapore airport that has no connection for camera.

tuesday and most of wednesday in Siem Reap were quiet days - wandered around the markets, hung around by the pool, read and relax. maybe a beer or two. met a guy from edmonton at breakfast one morning - small world.

some last thoughts on cambodia - very peaceful, only saw one army guy with a machine gun in 5 days. it is a 2 wheel kingdom, bikes, small motorcycles and tuk tuks. There are some cars but few compared to bikes and almost all of them are Toyota Camry's. Also the currency is really weird. They use the riel, which converts at 4,000 per $US. But everything that is worth $1US or more is priced in $US. And everyone uses $US. Except there is no coin, for small change under $1 they use riel. So the price of something might be $2.50 but what it really is is $2US and 2,000 riel. And if you give them $3US you get 2,000 riel back. it sounds simple but generally it confused the hell out of me.

Siem Reap is a tourism growth city. lots of new looking hotels and more under construction. roads to the more remote temples are being improved which will greatly increase the crowds. go now if you can!!

anyway, wednesday night we made our way to Singapore and stayed at a real hotel with furniture, a TV and a bathtub. Nice, but probably awhile b4 we see that again. Spent Thursday walking around singapore - nice. big buildings, interesting chinatown and very very clean. And lots of shopping (yeehaw???). Now at airport and on our way to bangkok. should be a thrill!!!

hope everyone is doing well!