Siem Reap Stories and Tips  Highlights, Tips, Money  Angkor
Sunset Photo, Siem Reap, Cambodia  Highlights included the
opportunity to support the Seeing Hands Massage place. The Khmer
style massage felt good both physically and mentally. How great
it is to see the chance for blind people to be able to support
themselves providing a much desired service. All of the staff
was pleasant, happy people. There are a couple of locations, one
of which is near the night market.  Seeing just how many people
could crowd the single block of Pub Street on New Year’s Eve was
another highlight. Every bar and restaurant put out mini bars on
the side walk for take away mixed drinks and beer. This way you
didn’t have to go the long 20’ distance of walking inside.
Learning about the Cambodian Palm was fascinating. The plants
are male and female as indicated by the bud shown in the
picture. The trident shaped one is male and the lotus blossom
shaped one is female.  Each night the tree is climbed to squeeze
the buds over a period