OH BOY! We've cheaped out on doing a lot of things but not this time in Bayon Wat. I never heard these magnificent elephants coming. They are surprisingly quiet considering their size and quite majestic, also. For less than the price of one 90 second ride at the Royal Show, we rode this beauty around some minor temples. The mahout steers with his feet behind the ears of the elephant. It's so touristy, but the other option is to pay a few hundred bucks to learn how to bathe and feed elephants by a greenie organization. That would cut out a week's worth of travel, so no dice. Call me Tourist.
Monkeys came out at dusk at Bayon for photo opps and free feeds. Won't shake your hand but happy for the handout. Another critter on the company payroll: Lizards with really long claws and starbursts around their eyes. They patiently sit while visitors to My Son focus their cameras and then slink off into the woods having performed their little show pony bit for the day. Mighty nice of them.
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| fish massage |
Kev made a few friends himself. Butterflies seem to hover around him at Angkor Wat...or do they just use the same sunscreen Kev does? Way cool was the fish massage. At the (yes, tourist) Night Market in Siem Riep were large fish tanks where you would stick your feet in and kararufa fish would nibble off the dead skin. Felt totally weird at first, but then just settled into a tingle. Afterward you had the softest feet two bucks could buy.
O.K. What is a trip to an exotic country without a few way out there photos? Sheep head , anyone? Heaven only knows what the natives did with this. Many people roasted a whole pig (or piglet) for the Chinese New Year and displayed it along with other foods as a welcoming gesture. Picturesque to be sure.
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| Elephant through the gate at Bayon |
Amazing. Another world altogether. Consider yourself fortunate for having had your feet massaged by hungry fish!
ReplyDeleteJean Hayward, "The Tour Lady," Capital City Tours,
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