Today we decided to let the other 495 temples in the area remain unobserved by us, and attended to other interests. A Tuk Tuk driver had told us he could take us to a shooting range to try out a Kalashnikov automatic assault rifle, so David took off in that direction (Leslie decided to go shopping) by Tuk Tuk and discovered 45 minutes later a military facility dedicated to "Cambodian-vietnamese Joint Military Training". At the end of a couple of kilometers of dirt track he ended up at a couple of ramshackly concrete buildings where a guy showed him a wall hung wth old and not particularly servicable weapons and told him he could have his choice. There were no other customers within miles of this place! Anyway, for $100 he got to try an M16 and a Kalishnikov that he told me was the Russian version, as the Chinese version was cheaper but he said did not work as well. David shot mostly high with the M16 and to the left with the Kalashnikov. He doubts this experience will increase his confidence in his ability to hunt dangerous game!
Leslie got books about the early archaeologists that rediscovered the temples of IndoChina, plus a skirt to flesh out her limited travel wardrobe. After lunch on Pub Street, a swim in the pool, some computer time, we had a Kymer Barbeque including snake, crocodile, chicken and beef(the crocodile was over-rated). The Pub Street is the remnant of the French colonial presence and most of the Western tourists enjoy hanging out there. Leslie had a fish massage, which is when you pay $3 to soak your feet in a tank with minnows that nibble on you and provide natural skin exfoliation. It definitely tickles! Then to post our blog and pack for an early departure for Pnom Penh.
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