Ola!! We're gonna break down the Cambodia trip for you because Lauren and I each took about 3000 pictures at Angkor Wat...last we left you we had just arrived at Phnom Penh after what was by far, THE worst bus trip we'd had so far. I won't get into it because you've already heard some good stories..but lets just say that 23 people on a MINIBUS IS NOT COOL. Our hostel in Phnom Penh was super cute, but we didn't really feel safe enough to leav
e the "backpacker" area at night...First full day in Phnom Penh involved a Tuk Tuk tour(see picture) of some tourist spots: Tuol Sleng, which is a high school which was taken over and used as a prison during the Khmer Rouge ruling (see picture of prison cells), The Grand Palace and the National Museum. The second day we saw the Killing Fields...which was pretty intense...there was still clothing in the ground from the prisoners that were taken there to be murdered and then buried. It's hard to believe it wasn't that long ago...
After the killing fields we went to the Russian Market in town, which was even tinier and hotter than the market in Bangkok..but we got cheap ipods!!! Night buses will no longer be unbearable! Maybe...After the market, our driver insisted on taking us to an orphanage, which was clearly just a way for them to bring in donations, which were definitely needed. The kids were super cute and you could tell that they were used to visitors.
2 days in Phnom Penh was enough and we were happy to have seen the sights...and even happier when we saw the bus we'd be travelling on to go to Siem Reap...it was HUGE, AND it had air conditioning!! Yay (see pic of our happiness)!
Siem Reap was refreshingly nice after Phnom Penh...we could leave our guest house at night and walk around safely! There were TONS of tourists, lots of cool places to eat and hang out in town..a little pricier than what we were used to:) We bought a 3 day pass to Angkor and got a c
hance to see Angkor Wat (see pic), Angkor Thom (including Bayon), Ta Prohm (pic with the tree) and a few others. It was UNBELIEVABLE and we could probably write a whole blog about it...Our fave was Bayon (see faces pic), which was part of Angkor Thom....SO cool and not as busy as Angkor Wat. We also got a chance to wake up at 4am to 
see the sunrise one morning at Angkor Wat...it was surprising to see how many other people had the same idea. It was a little less sunny than we would have liked...but hey we can say we did sunrise at Angkor right!? Definitely a worthwhile stop.You'll all get your postcards in the mail :)And since we'd been having such luck with transportation..we decided to splurge and buy a flight out of Cambodia to Pakse in southern Laos. SO worth it and made crossing 
the border that much less of a hassle. So far the south of Laos has been awesome..we're on to Vientiane and northern Laos tonight! We'll fill you all in later!!
the border that much less of a hassle. So far the south of Laos has been awesome..we're on to Vientiane and northern Laos tonight! We'll fill you all in later!!Love and misses,
L and L
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Loving your blog Lauren(& Lauren). Along with your descriptions, pictures & stories - all makes for great reading and a wonderful adventure for us also! Stay safe. Love you. Uncle Len & Auntie Jo
Hi girls
It was so nice to see your smiling faces again - sooo glad you splurged on the plane ticket. Your stories are so interesting and the pics are incredible. Wish you could blog everyday!!! ENJOY and KEEP SAFE!
Love Mom & Dad (G & C)
I love living vicariously through other people's travels. What fun! You girls will have so many more stories to share when you get back. Looking forward to the picture show. continue having fun for us all =)
xoxox
Auntie Elb
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