and feeling a tonne better.
Just arrived in siem reap. On our way here we stopped at the famous
tarantula hotspot. The locals catch them, then BBQ them with garlic
and oil and they're a local delicacy. This started duringthe khmer
rouge times when people were starving. The legs - quite tasty. The
body or abdomen, not so much. But since Paul dared me to eat one I he
did, I had no choice. Will try to get the picks up soon.
Me who's normally scared of spiders saw all these girls with live
spiders and so decided to play. The spiders are defanged already so
perfectly harmless. Had a few on my chest, and after buying some
fruitfrom them I got my wish - I took one with me as my "pet spider".
I named my little guy snake eyes, after my favorite gi Joe character,
and because the kids were calling me snick or snake. Snake eyes is
currently sitting in my bathtub with a little water and a little gecko
- I caught the gecko at the hotel. Because snake eyes is defanged I
fear for his life - apparently they can't feed without them. If anyone
can figure out a solution please let me know!!
Had a great authentic Khmer dinner tonight as well - it was the lonely
planet pick, and I got to choose it because we didn't have one lined
up already - Sooo good. It was called anchor palm, and a set dinner
for one cost 7.50 for seven dishes - and it was enough to feed two
people. Nice.
Took the crew to the fishies again - they seem to love snacking on my
feet - then went to celebrate the birthdays of our friends Amy and
Chelsea, whom we met in Vietnam. We learned fromthem that Laos is
awesome - wil have to come back to visit it. You don't get harrassed
by people selling you things and there are lots of elephants. And the
beer is supposed to be divine.
Off to see anchor wat at sunrise again in one hour. Can't believe I'm
still up at 330 but I just watched a great old movie called "the
beast" - it's about the Russian invasion of afghanistan and
specifically the battle between a village destroyed by Russian tanks
and one tank. If you've read the kite runner or a thousand splendid
suns I think youll appreciate it. It is quite graphic as a warning.
You could probably even pick it up at the library for free!
All right - have a great day y'all and we'll see you soon!
DOCNIC on the go...
No comments:
Post a Comment