If you're a little off colour & out for the count ....

We landed in Yangon in the early evening & thankfully the traffic was just slow  as opposed to complete gridlock. This was to be our last night in Myanmar and We were staying the at the sort of hotel we would usually try to avoid – a huge hotel, very western & completely over the top but it was only for one night. The reception area was adorned with Christmas decorations, lights, several christmas trees - even santas sleigh with reindeer – all accompanied by piped Christmas music (one album played on a loop), something we had managed to avoid up to this moment. We decided to go out for a walk and some fresh air.

Later that evening we had a FaceTime link up to a gathering take ng place  at home with friends & family which was a pretty dire connection but at least we could see them, which was wonderful and they could see we were ok (& apparently looking well). 
The following morning we discovered that the hotels penchant for excess, spread to breakfast. You could have anything and everything including (rather randomly) beef wellington. And cheese. A whole lot of cheese. A while ago my friend A had asked me what food I was  missing; “nothing” was my reply. Until I saw the cheese. We realised how much we had missed it in the almost 12 weeks we have been travelling and It was delicious. We had a plateful,  a bit of everything & far too much but it was so nice.
Sadly it was time to head to get back on the road,  sit  in traffic and eventually get to the airport. The 8km journey took almost 1 ½ hrs. Our time in Myanmar had come to an end and we had loved it. If you have ever considered going – do it soon. 

We flew to Bangkok and spent 6 hours killing time until our connecting flight, which was pretty dull although they do have a Boots the chemist which was an absolute delight to me as I love Boots (Mr L is not a fan). We arrived at Siem reap in Cambodia at 9pm & got a tuk tuk to our hotel.

Our Plan was to stay in Siem Reap  for 3 days to give ourselves time to get laundry done, visit the local attractions particularly Angkor Wat & the temples before heading up the country.. However our plans had to be revised as  I  wasn’t v well – some sort of viral thing – which left me laid up for several days and meant  we had to keep extending our time until I was well enough. It was day 6 before we got to the temples but they were definitely worth the wait. We were a bit concerned we might be ‘templed out’  after Myanmar but these structures were quite different in size, design & feel. No glitzy gold topped pagodas just incredible ancient buildings that made you marvel at how, thousands of years ago,  it was possible to create such complex and huge structures. Our particular favourite was Ta Prohm where much of the temple has become over grown with huge trees and the roots have become entwined with the building. It's an incredible sight to see. With my energy levels restored, the following day we hired bicycles to explore & get off the beaten track a little. Mr L had been a great carer during my bout of illness but had a serious case of cabin fever & so we took a leisurely ride to explore some of the local villages and see some of the countryside.

There is still so much of this country yet to see but  we have decided we cannot do it justice on this trip and so exploring Cambodia will have to wait for another time and another trip.  Our next destination is Laos. 
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