Cambodia & Singapore

Yesterday was a short stop in Cambodia...  There was a shuttle into the nearby town, so we headed out about 1030.  When the bus arrived in the parking lot we were surrounded by the locals with signs held up to the windows trying to get our attention.  They wanted to sell us "tuk-tuk" rides; bracelets; postcards or just outright begging for dollars - as it did not looks as if any of the beggars would "hit" one of B's marked george bills, we declined...lol!  
As we exited the bus, Brian became my fullback and we proceeded to the market...  Once in the market most of harassing ended,except one guy who persistently followed us for 10minutes...  B & he finally agreed on a "tuk-tuk" ride price so we followed him back out of the market.  The ride was about an hour long and was very enjoyable.  We saw some of the beautiful beaches & resorts as well as monkeys along the side of the road.  The contrast between the amazing hotels/construction and the tin roof hovels the locals lived in is unbelievable.  When our tuk-tuk ride ended we braved the market once again.  It is a HUGE covered establishment with a range of items from t-shirts, hair adornments and fabrics to fresh fruits and fish...  The people are incredibly friendly and we truly enjoyed ourselves.  We bought something from 3 ladies and figured to make a couple of balloons - but after making just one it seemed this shop had a never-ending supply of kids and others hiding in the back...LOL!
Lots of folks did not like Cambodia because of the crush of people and the poorness of the area, but B & I liked it well enough to go back again if we cruised here another time.
Oh last night we had dinner with the Captain.  I enjoyed it and the Captain is a great guy.  This dinner was my prize for winning the build-a-ship contest...
Today we are in Singapore and we have been here before for a 5 day stay.  So we are not really exploring just browsing in the mall that is at the terminal.  And of course using the internet at McDonald's...hehe   Singapore is the most expensive country in south-east asia so not much shopping - just some soda...  
Our next port is in Indonesia which will be a new country for us.  Attached here are some photos that cover several diffefrent nights as this was one of the first times I had to upload them...  enjoy

B makes balloons in Cambodia

 

 

 

3 monkeys in Cambodia

tuk-tuk

Cambodian market

 

 

 

Tweedledee and Malice attent Alice in Wonderland Ball

Russian night