Random odds and ends

- Angkor Wat turn 900 next year.

- The Wats are a combination of Hinduism and Buddhism.

- Other countries (Japan, China, Korea, France, Germany, India) are all spending millions of dollars to help restore some of the Wats.

- In the Western grocery store we can find 1.5 liter water bottles for 40 cents but at the Wats we are quoted $1-$1.50.

- My favorite drink, Zenya Green Tea with Pomegranate, is 65-75 cents in the Western grocery store and at the Wats it is $1.25.

- We can find Angkor Beer cans at the Western grocery store for 60 cents a can. At most restaurants, most of the time, we can get Angkor draft for 50 cents and at happy hour we have found it for 35 cents.

(Michael's beer Wat)

- Wildlife we have encountered: songbirds, monstrous daddy long-legs, geckos, cows, water buffalo, "wild"/ferrel dogs and cats, rhinoceros beetles, termites, different types of ants, rats and MONKEYS. 

- We have talked with two people from the US, one from Colorado, and one from Utah. the guy from Utah was staying in our hotel and was quite excited to hear that we were from the US too. He said we were the only Americans he had talked to in Cambodia so far. 

- There are many more Western toilets than last time. I have only used two squat toilets so far. 

- Michael and I agree that 26 degrees C is a good temperature to sleep at. 

- We have gotten crisp US 100 dollar bills from the ATM machine. Last time I was here the biggest US bill I got was a 50.

- At any one time you can pay for something in mixed US dollars and Khmer Riel.

- We have seen 100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10000 notes in Riel. 

- The exchange rate is 4100 Riel to 1 dollar, but most market vendors use 4000:1. 

- That makes 100 Reil 2.5 cents.

- At the western grocery stores, when checking out, prices are displayed in both USD and Riel.

- Our most expensive meal has been $18.50. That included two shakes, an appetizer, two main dishes, a beer, and dessert. We were the only customers on their second floor balcony, and we sat there for over three hours using their free wifi. 

- The breakfast that is included with our room rate is two eggs (fried, scrambled, hard boiled, or omelette), a nice fresh baguette, coffee, juice, and fruit.  

- The power goes out most nights in our hotel around 10pm for about 5 mins. 

- On a moto we have seen: a family of 5, pigs in a cage, chickens in a cage, a stack of eggs, rugs, a wicker book shelf, piles of recycling, a bicycle, and a bunch of other random stuff that I can't think of.