Vietnam to Cambodia

Woke up early for our bus ride to Cambodia.  We were told a certain pick up time, but they were early (very unusual) so we missed out on our fruit smoothie lady we had found the day before—boooo!

An uneventful bus trip, except for customs.  We had to exit Vietnam, drive 100-yards and then enter Cambodia.  I am surprised that we made it through in only an hour.  People are like vultures, grabbing at their passports, throwing their passports at the customs agents, and yet it still seems to get done on both sides of the border.  We just watched and shook our heads.

As Shelley can attest, bus rides are never a "Pleasant Journey"?!

Everything is a copy in SE Asia, including the Winn (looks identical, but spelled incorrectly) and it's for sale.  This was one of the many casinos for sale at the Vietnam/Cambodia border

Bye Bye Vietnam...Hello Cambodia!

We arrived an headed to our hotel in a Tuk Tuk.  We heard this constantly "Need Tuk Tuk?"

Shelley protecting our bags on the front of the Tuk Tuk...she has proven to be very tough!!

We took a tuk tuk to our hotel, dropped off our bags and headed north to the old Raffles Hotel’s Elephant Bar for happy hour and the renowned Singapore Slings.  We felt like we were in colonial France.  The staff was super friendly and we had a fun/difficult conversation with one of the staff who wanted to learn more English.  Erik had him write down two things to remember to say:  1) Beer belly (westerners will laugh at this one) and 2) There are many fish in the ocean (his girlfriend just left him for a man with more money).