Partying and Biking in Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia is one of the must-see sites in Southeast Asia. It is the largest religious monument in the world, and it is surrounded by a dozen other impressive temples that the Khmer Empire erected between the ninth and twelfth centuries.

SIEM REAP TOWN is just a jumping off point for the temples so it has turned into a busy touristy down, a little artificial but quite cute. 

Dinner in touristy downtown

Coca Cola being creepy

Soaking up free AC in a mall arcade

VROOM!  VROOM!

Dinner at Haven, a restaurant that is also a training center empowering orphans
who are getting too old for orphanages by training them for careers in hospitality.

Jeremy lounging in the hotel pool

ANGKOR WAY - DAY 1: We rented bikes and quickly looked at the temples without doing much research.  We found the temple where Tomb Raider was filmed and spent a LOT of time in Tomb Raider mode.

This is right before Jeremy found the golden statue, cursed by Ramses I (we think)

Behind this stone wall was a 300 meter drop. Alina jumped over it and then pulled herself up, Yes, we have a very vivid imagination

This is miniature Jeremy (bottom left) on a bike

A beer and a sunset. What else does one need? 

ANKOR WAT DAY 2: We hired a guide.  He refused to give us any information but he did follow us around all day and took fantastic pictures of us.  The other fantastic pictures were taken by Jeremy.

Angkor Wat at sunrise

We have taken up to practicing meditation ever since we learnt how to in Bangkok

Yes, we took this picture. © Jeremy, All rights reserved

Ridiculous cuteness, sunrise, and Angkor

Our guide forced us to take really stupid pictures all day

Practicing for a career in modelling

Is this a magical pictures or what? 

This is how Alina eats pineapple when people are looking

... And this is what happens when she thinks no one is looking

We saw some monkeys in Angkor. Not surprisingly, it inspired Jeremy

BACK IN SIEM REAP we partied a little more with some new friends - a rare and happy occasion because we've mostly forgotten how to communicate with strangers.

On this picture, you can tell we are partying because we are drinking wine

Best party EVER

Our new friends. See: we told you they were real 

Badabang in Battambang

Battambang is a small city about 5 hours away from Phnom Penh. It boasts a beautiful riverfront, French architecture, chic restaurants and lively bars. There's an awesome bamboo train ride in town, nice nature, and lots of history!

This is what we hear.  Personally, we didn't see any of this 2 hours we spent in Battambang. Originally, we planned to spend a day our way from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap (where the Angkor temples are), but we had not realized immediately upon arrival that the entire city was under water.  So, as soon as we arrived, we scrambled(1) away from the flooding and on to Siem Reap.

Jeremy and Alina,
Nonsense > Flooding


(1) To scramble - (S [inf. verb invented by Jeremy] to leave decidedly and with great haste. (Since we are spending WAY too much time just by ourselves, it is only normal that we should develop our own language. Thank you in advance for your understanding when we get back.)

Bringing Tough Mudder to a whole new level 

Not sure if this gas station was still open

Note how high the water level is on the bus and bikes

That's a bike next to him, in case you can't see

Alina, that girl just never stops modeling  

This is a landmark in Battambang. We have no idea what it is. 

Normally, there is not water here. 

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