Angkor What?

We arrived in the intriguing town of Siem Reap a few nights ago with mixed emotions.  We were exhausted from travelling for 8 hours with upset tummies, but the excitement of seeing the beautiful temples of Angkor Wat (along with knowing we would soon be sleeping in a refreshing air-conditioned hotel) gave us the strength to endure the trek.  Once we arrived, we met a friendly tuk tuk driver named Meta.  Little did we know, he would soon become our untrustworthy chauffeur just two days later.

Despite our long burning desire to begin exploring the ancient ruins, we decided to rest the next day and explore Siem Reap.  We found a hip American rock bar where Andrew finally felt at home.  After enjoying some $0.50 beers and playing a few games of pool, we tagged up the walls with clever sayings such as "Andrew FUCKING Scott" and "FN Bros 2011."

Later in the night, our adventurous threesome treated ourselves to fish foot massages.  For one dollar, we were allowed to put our feet in a tub of water filled with starving fish that eat the dead skin off your feet.  Andy creepily enjoyed the experience, while Andrew and Max thought it was "too tickly."

Due to our stomach issues, we decided to stick to a strict diet of pizza and ice ceam until we felt better.  That night we ate at a pizzeria named Happy Herb Pizza.  We read in the Lonely Planet book that the pizza at this restaurant included a "somewhat illegal ingredient that made visitors feel a little funny."  Andrew and Max split a large Hawaiian pizza.  While Andrew enjoyed the funny feeling, Max turned into a huge pansy and asked to be tied to Andy so he wouldn't get lost.  As we returned to the hotel, the workers and their Cambodian comrades were throwing a party.  It was unclear whether this was a celebration of our arrival or for the Cambodian New Year.

The next morning, we were woken up by Slave Meta at 5:00am to finally explore Angkor Wat.  In Cambodia, it is known as the 8th Wonder of the World.  It is also the largest religious complex in the world.

Here is a picture of Andrew and Meta.  Andrew was feeling sick that morning, but Meta was friendly enough to escort him around and let him sleep in the tuk tuk.  The relationship was peaking at this point.

Above is a picture of the Tomb Raider temple at Angkor Wat.  The name was changed to the Tomb Raider temple because some scenes from the Angelina Jolie movie Tomb Raider were filmed here.  It was very neat!

Our relationship with Meta sadly turned sour the next day.  After Meta aggressively attempted to tuk tuk us to tourist traps after Angkor Wat, he awoke us the next morning for more soliciting.  We continuously said no, but Meta did not understand.  That is until Andrew yelled, "META!!!  Leave us the fuck alone!"

Our Cambodian friends who worked at our hotel were devastated to see us leave the next morning.  In fact, they were so bummed that they tried to make us miss our bus out of the city!  Crazy Cambodians...