We made it to Cambodia!

Ellen Here.
Cambodia, Oh, Cambodia! What a great unplanned surprise. Thanks to Christine's Suggestions we decided to make the trip even without a guide book. It is so close we figured it would be silly not to.
We made it on a slow boat to Cambodia via the Mekong Delta. And when I say slow I actually mean that in relatives term because we were put on what was called the "fast boat." We took a tour of the Mekong Delta from Saigon and then made it to Chau Doc the last city in the Delta before entering Cambodia.
We were herded with the other foreigners around on a "speed boat" until we got to the Cambodian border were shadiness and small time corruption is alive and well. I forgot a photo so a had to give $2 to the officers, but no one actually took my picture, they just took my money. Gillian forgot her exit card in Saigon so another officer told her she had to give him 50,000 Dong, she only had 49,000 and he said that was fine and shoved it in his pocket!
We made it to Phnom Penh (btw: the ph is silent) in the afternoon and rented bikes and got to ride all around the city just exploring. It is a great little city. Very clean and has tons of expats living there. The funniest thing for us though was that everything is priced in American Dollars. It was even odder for Gillian who had not lived in the US or dealt with US currency for over a year to start thinking of things in Dollars. If you need change smaller then a dollar they will give you back their currency Riel, so it is a trip to get back change in two different currency at one time. In respect of having to use USD, Cambodia has been the most expensive place that we have been so far. The guest houses have been okay but the food is very pricey an average meal for two of us is $10. And to put this in perceptive an average meal for us in India was $2. Even though I have loved Cambodia, I will be happy to be to a less expensive country since we still have 3 months to travel.

We spend the next morning in Phnom Penh exploring the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda.
http://www.adam-carr.net/mainphotofolder/phnompenh/PICT2897.JPG
It was better kept then Disneyland. The grounds and building were perfectly kept and really magical. I could totally live there! After finding a great bakery we made the 6 hour bus trip to Siem Reip which I have fallen in love with.
Siem Riep is the city were Angkor is located just outside of, one of the Wonders of the World.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor
Siem Riep is large town whose main industry is tourism for Angkor with a great mix of Cambodian and Western cultures. There is a river that runs through town and a "Pub Street" were everyone does in the evenings for 50 cent beer after sweating 10 pounds off in the day hiking through Angkor in the tropical heat. Gillian and I against the advice of many (mostly tuk-tuk drivers) rented bikes and rode about 10 KM to Angkor Wat and explored temple after temple. It was fun to be on a bike but the heat and my flat tire killed it by the end of the day.
We befriended an Iowan and a Brit and decided today and tomorrow to share a tuk-tuk with them. We made quit a team and it was fun to spend so time with new people, both of them are really well traveled.
There is not much to write about Angkor except, WOW! And we made it to the temple were Tomb Raider was shot.
You will have to see my pictures when I get back.