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anti-war demonstration in Siem Reap 1st Class bus outside and inside we even gad hostess, that old guy is not me, I'm more handsome

walls are mostly easy walk quite well preserved photo opportunities abound rarely visited Eastern gate one of the corner temples

but they usually will be available after their shop closes for the day or before it opens . If you want them to come during opening hours they may be required to pay kind of off fee , usually cost of massage. Prince guy who came to me during day was charged 500 baht by the shop which is actually much less than massage fee

Yes, not far from Derby King actually. Look for red sign "Wild Cat bar

Siem Reap continued Next day was Sunday so I decided to take it easy. Sunburn I got on Phu Quoc few days ago starts acting, my skin feels itchy and starts peeling off in places. Price for being stupid. Decided to visit Angkor National Museum and walked there all the way from hotel trough streets never walked by me before as this is first time I stay on Old Market side of the river bisecting city. Museum nice and not overwhelming. Feeling walky I continued wandering more or less aimlessly. Treated myself with French pastry – tasty but too sweet and this comes from guy who puts three teaspoons of sugar into his tea or coffee. For lunch I stopped in burger place on other side of river and it was great . I guess I’m getting tired with Asian food and needed a break. In travel agency I bought VIP bus ticket to Phnom Penh for after tomorrow. My first time between too going by bus but airfares are insane for 45 minutes flight. 25 $ including transfer from hotel to bus station . Bit steep considering that bus can be had for 8$ but I wanted to trat myself with 1st class one, single seat , hostess , 2 drivers. One lives only once ! In the evening usual bar tour. I went to BBball first . My companion from 2 days ago , lets name him BB , was not there so I had drink with one of their boys, got heart bleeding when XC showed up with farang , only marginally younger then me and decided to console myself with massage next door. .Massage was average but guy was nice and quite progressive so we had fun. When I emerged BB was in the bar so we went inside to some drinking and karaoke singing. There was some traffic but not much, somehow they stay afloat though. BB suggested another session tonight , to which I agreed, hoping it will be less rushy than 2 days ago. Told him to wait for word from me as I want to go to GOD. I like vibe and music there. Third night in row , both bartenders welcomed me very warmly, too bad you guys are so twinky I mused to myself. After 2 gins and tonic and since I was sitting at the bar counter it was not diluted I merrily walked to hotel texting BB to come. By time I walked in he was already in the lobby. We had good time again but again he seemed to be bit in rush, just all the same like last time. Knowing its our last time together , at least this trip , I told him at dismissal when he asked about tomorrow that while I like him I don’t like him rushing me way he did. That unfazed him a bit but truth sometimes hurts. In the morning I sent message to driver to come to hotel as I wanted to do my favorite part of Angkor exploring – walk full length of walls surrounding Angkor Thom, city at the center of which Bayon temple stands . That’s square each side being about 2.5 km I guess and it took me from 9.45 to 3.10 p.m.to complete full square. Walls are very well preserved with temple at each corner and 5 gates , eastern wall has 2 of them , Eastern and Victory , all other walls are sporting just one gate. I did not have enough so took passing remork to give me a lift to Lepper King Terrace , had dinner there. It was chicken with cashew nuts, fairly tasteless. Then explored Terrace and walked to Bayon temple to complete today’s sightseeing . Walking there I sent message to my driver to pick me up somewhere on the road leading from Bayon to the city. Surprisingly after all that walking I did not feel tired. It’s what love does to us -I love ruins. On approach to the city we were stopped by anti-war demonstration led by dozens of monks and quite well attended by city folks. Only in the room I started to feel tired so had few hours of rest and only at 10 p.m. decided to do last foray to GOD. When entered I was only 2nd client but show was going on so I treated all 3 ladyboys with tip for soldering on. Bartenders were even more friendly than yesterday and around 11p.m. quite a few customers entered, including 3 obvious moneyboys. At one moment XC showed up and came to greet me , rewarded with drink. I investigated about meeting tonight but there was another excuse - friend’s birthday which could be a truth since he had some elaborate card and was collecting signature from some members of staff and customers. So no luck with XC his trip but I still enjoyed our interactions and consider his drinks money well spent. I guess it’s better to get excuses in advance than later in the room. Past midnight walk to hotel and very sound , uninterrupted sleep till 8 a.m. Lazy morning as I was promised to be picked up around 11 a.m and indeed at 11 vehicle showed up. Bus ride was extremely pleasant, we were treated with some snack and drink , given bottle of water. It took 5 1/2 hrs. to reach Phnom Penh including 30 minutes lunch break at quite nice bus stop and another 10 minutes smoke / toilet break closer to capital. What happened there it will be reported in due course

which one ? Niagara or Nantra Silom ?

count your blessings

And we are talking about USA, not Cambodia , Benin or Suriname

depends, I actually noticed it slightly improves but I'm shortsighted

that summarizes Bangkok very neatly quite possible you are right or simply it was not his day ( certainly it was YOURS , judging by your escapades ). This would explain his message later

count me in, lol

sure, vacation first !

one only hopes you are right

with age our sense of scent detriorates so nothing to worry about

hopes are , he may be tempered after midterms

looks like they jacked up their prices, 3300 was what I paid last year for 1.5 hr session. (they use Japanese system and their prices include tips which some members doesn't like but I actually do). Glad it worked for you but I found it weird- present guy as available and then switch to another one without explanation.( it could be that he had appointment in 1/2 hour but they should tell you that upfront , bit amateurish )

correct but I was bit tried with all that beers I gulped during the day so it was more drink to give bar a business than for me to quench my thirst

Sounds like it but no, based on our earlier conversation it wasn't a case. He is pretty straightforward when he wants. And I did not want to go to club anyways. I asked straight forward "it's any chance we may meet tonight ? I was more curious than desperate. If desperate I'd quote potential tip as bait.

I'm not surprised and noticed it many times. Say I watch some clip about Malawi lake and soon after agoda ads about hotels in Lilongwe appear somewhere

only 2 more years , if that much

fantastic installment. You adventures in Silom shop prove again that anything and everything may happen behind the scene if we are lucky enough to pick up right guy and he has right day to add. Sometimes guy who will not work for us today may switch his mode few days later but nothing is universal. Guy adventured with you may not be as progressive with somebody else and other way around. If you like Paradise boy company stick to him as long as it lasts be engaging him every so often. Known quality has it's advantages. Walking along Silom during day is fascinating because street activities are completely different that at night. Quiet places at night are busy and other way arround. Patpong itself changes face three times - morning local market, then normal street then touristy night market with sin filled bars. G's opens only around 4 or even 5 , it's why it was closed during lunch hours. Try later and you will meet Guido and his cat. Madrid you located in Patpong 1 is it's former location. Around covid time they moved to Charoen Krung soi 49 , short walk from spot where Silom street ends. Old location remains unoccupied ever since. Yesterday I received message from trusted source that they are closed permanently due to personal matters of owner.

Banteai Samre temple , along with Ta Som (not visited this trip) my favorite in Angkor complex Bakheng temple , Rolous group

sunset over Tonle Sap lake on the way from airport trek up starts here no prize for guessing who that extremely sexy knee belongs to 1000 years and still strong where's rest of statue?

your advice is very sensible and for years I always had spare ones. But since I noticed I never used them I discontinued that practice. Yes , glasses I wear now and also previous ones were made in Bangkok.

you have a good heart!