Siem Reap - Pool and Tuk Tuks
Last day in Siem Reap. I woke up to texts about EFY registration. Brynnley Hale ‘unlocked’ Megan so we could get her registered. I sat out on the balcony in the warm sun and got everything figured out. It’s always quite the process. Then we FaceTimed Katie. So nice to have a relaxed morning where we could be on WiFi and where our schedules aligned enough to be able to talk. Katie is a communication gal and needs her time to connect. She says we owe her 5 hours of talking time when we get home!
We relaxed by the pool for several hours, which was nice.
Early afternoon the group was ready to head downtown and get some pizza but Missy and I stayed back to get really really great massages from the Marriott Spa — so worth it. Doug went and rented a scooter and he and Chris had fun riding through the Market. They brought Missy and I some pizza and when we said we weren’t quite finished getting ready they decided to scooter through the Market one more time. : )
We decided to take one more Tuk Tuk ride into the city in search of some cheap sunglasses for Chris. Our tuk tuk driver volunteered to wait for us for the hour we would be walking around. It was interesting to us that he would rather wait for a secure job an hour later than try to find other riders. Sam said we could get a tuk tuk ride for $2 but when they charged us $4 it didn’t bother us at all. Really we were happy to contribute to the economy here. It’s apparent that they still need it. I’m glad that tourism is starting to be more of a boost to them because it was such a neat place to explore.
The only thing we purchased from a street vendor the whole trip. An Oreo Shake — which was more like Oreo Milk.
One last picture of the group before heading back to the hotel. Love these people!
Back at the hotel, we grabbed our luggage and hopped in the van that would shuttle us to the airport. We took a quick flight to Bangkok and spent our last night at the Marriott owned ‘W’, which had a young, bold and loud feel to it. It was fun to check out our rooms decorated with bling and giant boxing gloves, eat the complimentary macaroons, and head upstairs to Brian and Terri’s suite to feel all of their cow hide couches. Ha ha ha — Good times.
The next morning we checked out and began our 32 hour journey home. We flew from Bangkok to Korea and then Korea to LA where we parted and Chris and I had a 7 hour layover. Then another flight to Denver. Such a long travel day but so worth it.