Cambodge - as the French say, has a touristy beach town called Sihanoukiville which was our first rest stop in Cambodia. We lucked out and got a brand new room in a brand new guesthouse that opened the day we arrived. We went to the beach right away where we were harrassed by little girls and women to buy things like fruit, bracelets, manicures, pedicures, and hair threading (yes, on the beach...for your legs!). You have to be very aggresive with them and say NO! and NO NOT LATER! because they will say, ''ok later, you promise? i come back later' to which you firmly say NO NOT LATER! Because they will remember you and if you dare buy from someone else they will make it known that you are a liar. For example, we didn't want fruit at 2pm, but at 4pm we did. So we try to find the girl we promised to but she was nowhere to be found, so we asked someone else. Out of nowhere the other girl comes running and saying we lied and that we promised we'd get fruit from her and she asked us first...bla bla bla. We tell her that we changed our minds and that we couldn't find her and she says, get this, "you changed your mind, same way you change boys ey! (in an angry voice)"and then she proceeded to swear at us, mind you she was probably 8 years old!
We had a great idea of going to watch the sunset at the end of the beach. So Rachel, an English guy, a Canadian, and I all walked up and down slippery rocks to get to the end and watch the sunset. Sounds wonderful right? Yes of course, except for the painful fall I endured (don't worry just a scrap and a bandage tan on my shin) but we made it...and I can't say it was worth it :(. We found an alternative route back thru what seemed like a backyard, or a grassy nole where a family went to the bathroom, who knows.
We met up with Brian and Jenni and got some food. While eating we witnessed a fight between a police officer and a man who pimps the little kids who beg everyone for money (slumdog style). A little kid threw a rock at the policeman and it didn't seem like anything was resolved. Nobody could speak enough english to tell us what happened...so we made up our own story.
Rachel and I decided to stay an extra day on the beach, while Brian and Jenni ventured out to explore other parts of Cambodia. We got all the stuff we had to do out of the way first (find a place to sleep, book a trip to Phnom Penh, etc..) so we spent the whole day relaxing. First it was the beach. On the beach we ate some coconut rice with mango and drank a happy shake. I had a fun experience in the toliet and Rachel thought birds were bats. At night we decided to eat a seafood barbeque on the beach and drink some awful whiskey bucket drink where I started to feel funny and couldn't tell if I was drunk, but then realized the happy shake kicked in again!!!! I couldn't stop laughing and we went to back to our room to chill out before going out again. Turns out the happy shake goes in and out in waves, good thing we shared one!
We finally pulled ourselves out of bed and went out exploring at night, got lured in by some guys who turned out to be promoters for this bar/club that we went to. Met a Swedish dude named "Christmas" and decided to go swimming in the Gulf of Thailand at midnight. We stranded Christmas on the beach and went for our 4th meal at the only spot opened. Rachel and I both had our underwear on our heads and I explained to her that in preschool (In the Ukraine) the teachers would make you wear underware on your head if you forgot your hat...so we thought it was a great idea at the time! We watched some girls play pool and decided it was time for bed, considering we had a bus ride in the morning.
We had a great idea of going to watch the sunset at the end of the beach. So Rachel, an English guy, a Canadian, and I all walked up and down slippery rocks to get to the end and watch the sunset. Sounds wonderful right? Yes of course, except for the painful fall I endured (don't worry just a scrap and a bandage tan on my shin) but we made it...and I can't say it was worth it :(. We found an alternative route back thru what seemed like a backyard, or a grassy nole where a family went to the bathroom, who knows.
We met up with Brian and Jenni and got some food. While eating we witnessed a fight between a police officer and a man who pimps the little kids who beg everyone for money (slumdog style). A little kid threw a rock at the policeman and it didn't seem like anything was resolved. Nobody could speak enough english to tell us what happened...so we made up our own story.
Rachel and I decided to stay an extra day on the beach, while Brian and Jenni ventured out to explore other parts of Cambodia. We got all the stuff we had to do out of the way first (find a place to sleep, book a trip to Phnom Penh, etc..) so we spent the whole day relaxing. First it was the beach. On the beach we ate some coconut rice with mango and drank a happy shake. I had a fun experience in the toliet and Rachel thought birds were bats. At night we decided to eat a seafood barbeque on the beach and drink some awful whiskey bucket drink where I started to feel funny and couldn't tell if I was drunk, but then realized the happy shake kicked in again!!!! I couldn't stop laughing and we went to back to our room to chill out before going out again. Turns out the happy shake goes in and out in waves, good thing we shared one!
We finally pulled ourselves out of bed and went out exploring at night, got lured in by some guys who turned out to be promoters for this bar/club that we went to. Met a Swedish dude named "Christmas" and decided to go swimming in the Gulf of Thailand at midnight. We stranded Christmas on the beach and went for our 4th meal at the only spot opened. Rachel and I both had our underwear on our heads and I explained to her that in preschool (In the Ukraine) the teachers would make you wear underware on your head if you forgot your hat...so we thought it was a great idea at the time! We watched some girls play pool and decided it was time for bed, considering we had a bus ride in the morning.
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