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Abba Cafe

Abba Cafe

Abba Cafe

This restaurant sits at a modest second place behind Georges Rhumerie. Good food. We had a garlic bread and mango salad starters followed by  beef lok lak and beef fried noodles. No complains, very satisfying. As always, the staff were very friendly. And I didn’t have to by bottled water here. They gave you free top ups whenever you needed one.

Our bill came in a little bin

Abba Cafe bill

Abba Cafe bill

Some Cambodian rain

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Temple raider 2: Something something

We visited another handful of temples today. It was even more humid today so thankfully, this tour was slightly shorter than the first one. Don’t think we could have coped until 6pm today.

This tour covered 5 temples. We were taken round by a tour guide with a good sense of humor and a lot to say.

List of temples:

  1. Preak Khan
  2. Ta Som
  3. East Mebon
  4. Pre Rup
  5. Banteay Arie
Preak Khan temple

Preak Khan temple

Ta Som temple

Ta Som temple

Banteay Srey

Banteay Srey temple

This is the most well-kept temple of all the temples we’ve seen. The carvings are ridiculously intricate. It is the smallest temple by far, but it is the most impressive. You have to visit this one!

After the last temple, we stopped off at a Cambodian village to have a look at their way of living. We were given a sample of their palm sugar sweets. They were delicious. It is very much like tablet from Scotland. We bought a small tub for $1.

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Another great day all round. We definitely saved the best temple for last. You need to see it to be blown away with the workmanship. I can’t imagine the amount of blood, sweat, and tears that went I’m to making these buildings.

What a 2 dollar tip looks like

$2 tip

Georges Rhumerie

This is the best food we have had in Cambodia so far! Lovely restaurant with indoor / outdoor seating, and a cabana bar.

The staff were welcoming and explained the menu very well if we had questions.

Dim sum starter

Starter: Dim sum

I’ve had dim sum a few times before in various places round the world, but this is the best dim sum I have ever eaten!

Main courses

For main course we had pork masale curry, and pork saucisse. Both were fabulous! Along with the dishes, we got 3 chutneys, and 3 chill is that you can add to your dish. The head chef came out of the kitchen to explain each one of the complimentary chutneys/chillis in detail, and the best way to eat them with your dinner. I had a sample of each with a spoon of my dinner, and every one of them was great.

Really nice restaurant, with a chef that cares about his food.

Bill and tip

Bill and $2 tip

One of the cheaper nights we have had here, but definitely the best. This restaurant is a must!

 

Cuisine: Creole Cambodian fusion

Staff: Very friendly

Price: $22 (starter + 2 mains + 2 drinks)

Location: $3 tuk tuk ride from town centre.

Customer 109

At 5pm in Scotland, I would have been customer 4000.

Burger King Receipt

Artisan D’Angkor

The Artisan D’Angkor is a place that makes and sells authentic Cambodian art. We were given a tour of all the workshops on arrival that took about 20 minutes, then taken to the shop.

There is a lot of stuff to look at in the shop. We had a good looks that everything on display before we settled on a lacquered painting.

Lovely place. The amount of work that goes in to each price is astonishing! Most things take weeks to create.

Artisan D'Angkor workshop

Wood painting and covering in lacquer

The workshop:

Everyone here is deaf and they all communicate using their own sign language.

Artisan D'Angkor workshop

Soap stone carving

Artisan D'Angkor workshop

Wood carving

Shop:

Artisan D'Angkor shop

I urge you to pop in to Artisan D’Angkor if you are in Siem reap.

It’s a pool day today

We are having a relaxing day after our excursion yesterday.

 

Hotel pool

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Breakfast this morning

My breakfast

Compliments to the person who “heated up” the sausages. I can only assume that the method used to achieve this was they sat on them.

Tim Tams

We found them in Siem Reap!

Tim Tams

Oh, How I’ve missed you, you delicious Australian God send!

We need another suitcase…

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