On to Siem Riep; Eating insects, the floating village

We head towards Siem Riep, where we will stay for three nights.  On the way there, we first stop at a market where insects of all kinds are for sale (to eat), such as spiders, grasshoppers, maggots, etc.  We actually sample grasshoppers (crunchy, not bad).  Then we stop at a silk weaving "shop", started by a Vietnam War veteran (who sadly was battling cancer, and was losing body parts in the process) to give back something to the region.  He was married to a Cambodian, and employed maybe a dozen women who wove silk scarves - he explained the process to us - he pays them about twice the average wage for Cambodia (he said the average wage was maybe $130/month).  A nice lunch was provided.

Then it was on to the "floating village", where we took a two hour boat ride (the captain and crew were two teenage boys) - a fascinating area.  That night we took tuk-tuks ($1 a piece) over to "Pub Street" for dinner.  Pub Street is a happening place, and is clearly geared towards westerners.  Siem Riep is the golden egg that Angkor Wat has laid.  Angkor Wat is one of the top heritage sites in the world, and Siem Riep is the closest town to the Angkor Wat complex (next post) - it has grown about ten fold in the last 15 years or so.