We found the Blue Pumpkin as recommended in Lonely Planet..... coffee and buns to please!

We enjoyed an evening at a traditional Cambodian restaurant which included a show by the local dance troupe. The performers start their training at 7 years.

We have had a few entertainng visits to the market in Seam Reap. This was a tea and spice stall. I will spare you the photos of the "fresh"
meat and fish stalls!!!

Again the Cambodian people were lovely, none of the usual market place hassle. They offer "very good price", "very inexpensive", "cheap cheap" and you start at abou a third of that and as you work up they work down and we all end up feeling very satisfied and you all at home will have lovely gifts for Christmas!

On the flight from Phnom Phen to Seam Reap Irene decided to hand out the newspapers and suggest that people fastened their seatbelts. The pursar asked if she had been former cabin crew? Irene being Irene said "yes". "FIFTY years ago?" he asked. He then gave her a pressy of a pack of playing cards with the Bangkok Airways logo on it....

Enjoying the chaos of Bangkok. Had the best value taxi ride last night as we headed off to meet up with our fellow travellers. It took us an hour and forty minutes to get to their hotel -thankfully I had negotiated a FIXED price for the journey of THREE pounds!!! It had taken only forty mins from Seam Reap in Cambodia to Bangkok!
We enjoyed a lovely evening - dinner with lots of promises to keep in touch. Then on to a bar on Kosan Road... how young-at-heart are we????? Young man even sent a rose to me at my table. I thought "it's been a while". Think he was wanting to give some custom to flower-seller.
Enjoying the delights of the hospitality of Executive Lounge, Holiday Inn right now (thank you, Colin). Will focus on photos this evening as the typing might be a littleeee offfffffffffffff.

Now in Bangkok in relative splendour of Holiday Inn. Our travelling companions are en route by bus from Seam Reap we meet up tonight for a final dinner.

Thanks to Allison for lovely photo of Fullerton Drive with views to Arran and to Kenny for the photo of his hand having been stitched in A & E after a glass broke in his hand at work. Hope that it doesn't interfere with uni essays not to mention golf or football!!