'Siam Reap is such a nice place. The people are so very friendly and interested in travellers. Everybody wants to have a chat with you and they're inquisitive about where you're from and what your life is like. We could have easily stayed for longer, exploring more of this village which has the main draw for tourists of Angkor Wat and the many other temples in the region. It has a really easy-going vibe and despite being home to a range of restaurants and the famous 'Pub Street' you could totally have a very relaxing couple of weeks in Siam Reap. We decided to head to the nation's capital after our 4 day stay here.
Fortunately we were able to have a big night out on Pub Street at a nice little bar with comfy chairs and cheap 2-for-1 cocktails. We met a Swedish guy and an Irish girl who had recently met and teamed up for cheaper travel adventures. It was refreshing to sit around and crack jokes, not so common as far as other travellers we've met thus far goes. They were really funny and we got hammered till early in the morning before we managed to stumble successfully back to our guesthouse.
I'm learning that in Cambodia you really shouldn't mention the Khmer Rouge to the locals. It's understandably a difficult thing to discuss, the tragedies are so recent (and ongoing, this trial is just not happening). Pol Pot died in jail a few years back while awaiting trial and the locals refused to believe this until they saw pictures on the news. He didn't even get the chance to be convicted and sentenced for crimes of genocide. Seriously though this guy is up there with Hitler, he takes a substantial slice of the genocide-leading asshole pie.
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