Category: South East Asia

South East Asia – Siem Reap, Cambodia – 2024 – Part 27

Yes that is a photo of a tarantula. Our guide, Aorr, asked who wanted to try fried Tarantula, grasshoppers and silkworms. I, of course, said No. I am a picky eater. Clint, of course, said Yes. He tried all three and I tried hard not to gag. People could break the legs off the spider and eat them. Yum? This was on the bus on our way from Phnom Penh,, Cambodia to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We stayed in Siem Reap for a couple of days and we really enjoyed it. On the way, we stopped at a lovely spot on the water and had a BBQ lunch. No spiders were on the menu.

On the way……..

  • A photo out the window
  • A lovely lunch on the waterfront
  • The BBQ

We arrived at Siem Reap, which is where the famous Angkor Wat complex is located. We stayed at the Grand Bayon Hotel, lovely hotel. And it had a pool and a bar so what else do you need? A lot of the rooms on this trip were on the small side so quite often we had to leave our suitcases open on the floor, to dig around for stuff as there was nowhere to put them. But you adapt. We were a short walk to the the Pub Street which is exactly as the name suggests. Lots of pubs, restaurants and stores. There was also a market in this area which was great to walk through. One of the photos below shows the Tomb Raider drink. It’s called this because one of the temples we go to is where some of the Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider movie was filmed.

  • Market, anyone want a pig head? Anyone?
  • Pub Street
  • Welcome to Pub Street
  • We sat at this spot and it was great, open to the street and lots to look at
  • Crocodile Pizza? We sat at the bar across the street but I noticed they had crocodile pizza
  • Two young kids with a rope tying their bikes together, an accident waiting to happen! lol But they were having fun
  • No thank you
  • Trying different cocktails
  • What we saw while sitting at our table
  • Tomb Raider drink

    We also went to the Phare Circus while we were there. No animals, just people. A tiny bit like Canada’s Cirque du Soleil but on a much smaller scale. It was a fun evening.

    • Welcome sign and lots of food booths to eat at prior to the show
    • The venue

    We were here a couple of days so we were able to go to Pub Street a couple of times. We also were taken by an all female Tuk Tuk company to the New Hope Vocational Training Restaurant for lunch. It was one of the best meals we had on our trip. And for some reason I have no photos. But if you are ever in Cambodia….

    Next post we go to the temples and get up at 430 in the morning to head to Angkor Wat.