Back in Siem Reap,a place that is fast becoming my home away from the home I don't have..as I have often said, I like being 'from' Canada-I'm just not that fond of being 'in' Canada.. they tell me its 38 degrees here just now, hot even by local standards.
I love it.
The real prize here, besides the marvel of the Temple itself, is a very nice hotel I found here, the Encore Angkor Guest House.. its a new hotel, run by a Khmer couple who lived in the west for many years- its elegant, clean, there's a pool and wifi and breakfast and air con, and joy of joys, a pool. They've gotten used to me as well, so its no fuss for me to sit in the forecourt and do a shift at the laptop- in fact, I have drawn a bit of business for them now and then, which they have rewarded with a decreased room rate. ( you couldn't rent a shoebox in canada for 15 US a night) and the room I am in is pristine.
Keep it in mind if you are ever coming out to see the Temple...just don't tell anyone else :-}