February 22, 2011 Another day in Siem Reap

Before knowing any details, I had wanted to see the floating villages. After doing some research, it sounded like it's just an expensive tourist scam with little authentic anything to enjoy. We had hired a tuk-tuk driver a few days earlier so we didn't feel we could entirely duck out. We had the guy drive us out to the boat landing and then decided not to go. We told the guy we'd still pay for the full day's agreed upon price. The ride was interesting. The village by the tourist attraction is dirt poor. The boat landing area is big and is being expanded. And is, evidently, entirely foreign money. The money from that place isn't making its way back to the people of the village.

Cambodia's so darn dusty!

The village right before the newly built boat dock.
Those are actual houses.

We ended the day as we did most of the time in Cambodia - with ice cream. I was faking the pout.