the folks at storytellers last night were asking us our highlights and lowlights of cambodia. it was a good way to summarize our trip, so i thought i'd include them on pspd.
HIGHs:
1) ta prohm temple
my favourite by far. it's engulfed by the jungle, the trees grow all over the old stone structures. the strength of their roots lift and move parts of the temple and look like muscles strangling the old ruins. it was much bigger than i thought it would be and we spent a long time waundering around there amazed at what we saw.
2) the bus ride
i sat for 6 hours looking out the window at the unusual and amazing country of cambodia. i saw cows bathing, tiny children riding big bikes, flat plains covered with scattered palm trees.
3) the fish massage
in siem reap they have these fish tanks out on the street. you sit at the edge and countless tiny fish come up and kiss your feet. it feels like tiny bubbles and it tickled so much!!! it made me laugh and laugh. it was 3 dollars for 20 minutes!! brendan took a video, we'll be posting it on facebook soon.
HIGHs:
1) ta prohm temple
my favourite by far. it's engulfed by the jungle, the trees grow all over the old stone structures. the strength of their roots lift and move parts of the temple and look like muscles strangling the old ruins. it was much bigger than i thought it would be and we spent a long time waundering around there amazed at what we saw.
2) the bus ride
i sat for 6 hours looking out the window at the unusual and amazing country of cambodia. i saw cows bathing, tiny children riding big bikes, flat plains covered with scattered palm trees.
3) the fish massage
in siem reap they have these fish tanks out on the street. you sit at the edge and countless tiny fish come up and kiss your feet. it feels like tiny bubbles and it tickled so much!!! it made me laugh and laugh. it was 3 dollars for 20 minutes!! brendan took a video, we'll be posting it on facebook soon.
LOWs:
1) our fight at angkor wat
a disagreement in the sun. frustration and defensiveness. sweating in the heat, waundering around looking for a place to finish our conversation, while trying to stay on the path because of the potential for landmines. it was crappy, and the timing sucked. i get over stuff fast, while brendan takes some time to process. we eventually sat on the ledge in the shade in the temple. b stared into space while i drank water and bided my time until he was ready to carry on. we weren't in a rush, so i waited for him to shake it off.
2) getting driven into by a bicycle while we were homeless in siem reap in the dark (after arriving later into town than we expected)
the hotel we'd been looking forward to staying at did not have our reservation. we got a tip from another traveller about 2 other good hotels so we headed off into the night to find a place to lay out heads. a guy on a bicycle drove up behind me and hit me with his bike. the front tire seriously went thru my legs. i have no idea how he didn't see me, i had a huge backpack on.
3) brendan being sick
i've never had a fever before, and i was rather freaked out that his was not going away. one night i became very discouraged and felt very overwhelmed because we were so far away from home, and he was solely my responsbility, so i had a little cry. i was afraid that something would happen to him and it would be my fault. plus, with him being sick we missed out on activities that i'd been looking forward to.
i'll draw three figures on your heart.
1) our fight at angkor wat
a disagreement in the sun. frustration and defensiveness. sweating in the heat, waundering around looking for a place to finish our conversation, while trying to stay on the path because of the potential for landmines. it was crappy, and the timing sucked. i get over stuff fast, while brendan takes some time to process. we eventually sat on the ledge in the shade in the temple. b stared into space while i drank water and bided my time until he was ready to carry on. we weren't in a rush, so i waited for him to shake it off.
2) getting driven into by a bicycle while we were homeless in siem reap in the dark (after arriving later into town than we expected)
the hotel we'd been looking forward to staying at did not have our reservation. we got a tip from another traveller about 2 other good hotels so we headed off into the night to find a place to lay out heads. a guy on a bicycle drove up behind me and hit me with his bike. the front tire seriously went thru my legs. i have no idea how he didn't see me, i had a huge backpack on.
3) brendan being sick
i've never had a fever before, and i was rather freaked out that his was not going away. one night i became very discouraged and felt very overwhelmed because we were so far away from home, and he was solely my responsbility, so i had a little cry. i was afraid that something would happen to him and it would be my fault. plus, with him being sick we missed out on activities that i'd been looking forward to.
i'll draw three figures on your heart.
2 comments:
I can't believe you've never had a fever!
me neither! have you never had a cold or the flu?
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