Hello everyone

Hope you are all well and having fun

Yesterday we went to the river where everyone goes at night to socialise dance play music Nd have fun. We went to the foreign correspondents club for drinks the got a took took which is a motor bike with a carriage on the back. It has a little roof and two double seats. It’s very comfortable and I think they should have them in England. In the morning we went on some trips to the Imperial Palace which was gorgeous we saw lots of gold and silver. And diamonds as big as grapes or even bigger. ! We saw some Buddhist temples. The Cambodians worship Buddha and the man told me about Buddhas birth. Princess Miya ( same name as Ruby’s sister) sat under the banyan tree and prayed that the birth of her baby would come quick and easy, people were very surprised that just the her baby came and it was Buddha! So Miya was Buddhas mother. Buddhas is a very kind and gentle person and many people become monks for Buddha and dress in orange shawls ( I will send photo) and live in temples. They do not work and collect arms ( food) from people that they take back to the temple to share can’t see me becoming a Buddhist monk any time soon!!! In the afternoon we sat around the pool cooling off. It is soooo hot here – about 38 degrees and soooo humid, it makes you really tired and lazy. In the evening we went to a fantastic restaurant called malise in Phnom Penh . It served Khmer food which is Cambodian and really delicious after that we took a took took ride for an hour to an island called diamond island where there are fun fairs and parties and dancing and lots and lots and lots of pretty lights and even the rides were all lit up like Christmas trees. Today’s flight was really good and quick and this hotel is like some thing from the movies, it is sooo beautiful. I have taken some photos for you to see. Our room was all decorated for us as you can see in the photo with flowers and petals and candles even in the bath and sink!!! We have had the hotel to ourselves today because everyone has been out on trips but are now returning, they all seem nice and friendly and are from South Africa and Singapore .. At 7 o’clock I am having a massage – it has to be after 5 because happy hour is 5-7 and happy Buddha is very happy then. Tonight we are going for a meal and to the night market to have a look around.