Siem Reap has more to offer than JUST the ruins...as if you'd need more than that to keep you busy and enlightened. There is also a fantastic night bazaar, which mom and I spent a lot of time exploring and shopping.
Almost every night after dinner we found ourselves at the night bazaar. We had so many people to buy gifts for!
Here's a bit of the night scene of Siem Reap.
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| Mom's checking something out. Oh, a scarf. Surprise surprise! |
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| Busy shoppers and vendors adding more goods to their shelves. |
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| So many beautiful scarves to choose from. It's hard to pick! |
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| Some scarves are made right here in the night bazaar. |
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| Apsara dancers and traditional Khmer dinner |
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| This stall was very popular- rice, cement, and food bags recycled to make purses, wallets, etc. |
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| We bought so many things from this man also. He threw in a free wallet, and he gave us a ride home from the night bazaar later that evening...in his Lexus. He was incredibly friendly, something that is common in Cambodia. I guess the big purchase was helpful. But I think he might have given us a ride anyways because we were at the bazaar quite late. |
As you can see we enjoyed our shopping experiences. It's also quite evident that we like scarves. They're useful, beautiful and they make great gifts! Cambodians have many uses for their 'karmars' as I believe they're called. With so many patterns, color combinations and material quality and sizes, it's definitely hard to only choose a few. We bought so many I even got a free bag, which I'm actually using now. I brought my computer in it to this particular coffee shop where currently writing this entry. It was better than a frequent buyers card!
In the next installment you'll see how the silk scarves this region of the world is famous for are made. Mom and I visited the Silk Farm just outside the city of Siem Reap to see how it's done. We were fascinated. Look forward to that!
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