Day 9 - Siem Reap

Morning excursion to Beng Malea -- a pre-Angkor Wat temple lying mostly in ruins, 70 km north of Siem Reap. Rain, roots, insects, time and eventually gravity have caused most of it to come tumbling down.   One translation of "Beng Malea" could be "pile of rock." But the quiet forest setting is superb, and visually there were many treats. Best of all, there were very few Chinese or otherwise.

On returning to Siem Reap, we lunched next to the flea market, followe by return to the Angkor Village Hotel to await Sydney and Geoff's arrival from Bali. We dined together at the Sokkakh River Lounge.