Up and off to Udong – the former capital, to climb 500 steps (really not far at all!!) up to a Wat. We got a 4 person tuk-tuk with two lovely Kiwis we met on the bus from Poipet – Marius and Xania (from Whagamata).
Had a lovely day hanging out with them..
Kids materialise and fan you (whether you want it or not (you want it)) all the way up the stairs. I had a go at fanning them too :) It had some good views out – though still quite hazy.
Then back to town, lunch, a little shopping for fake photocopied guide books before the main attraction of the evening – traditional dancing from an orphanage.
There’s a Canadian guy who runs a restraunt called the Lazy Gecko. He has become involved in helping out at an orphanage (mainly bringing backpackers for recruits and donations I think). Anyway, we were treated to an evening of music and dancing from these kids (each of which has lost at least one parent to AIDS). They seemed like genuinely happy kids though, and danced beautifully.
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