Angkor What?

We are now in Cambodia, it wasn't easy getting here. We left Bangkok on Wednesday and went to the border where we were being followed by touts that would expect money for "helping us", rest assured they didn't get a penny. After getting across the border, we decided it was too late to goto Siem Reap and so stayed by the border in Poipet. Poipet is the most horrible place I've ever been to, you can't see anything because the roads are so dusty and every person there is trying to rip you off.
The next day we were hoping to find a pick-up truck, which we had read there would be plenty of, however there were none. Some guy said we could join his tour and he would take us for $10 which sounded good, after a while though it became obvious that he was a scam artist and didn't like it when I explained how I knew everything he said was a lie. We got a taxi in the end with a German guy and his Dad, they paid $10 more than us each in the taxi which was nice of them.
On the journey we had to go through flooded areas, water was leaking into the car at some points and we had to be towed through one particularly large puddle by a tractor.
We eventually arrived in Siem Reap after 4-5 hours and headed to The European Guesthouse which was pretty nice and cheap. Siem Reap is a decent place with several good bars and restaurants, we took full advantage of the seemingly permanent happy hours and enjoyed a lot of cocktails. There are lots of beggars, many of whom are amputees because they went for a walk and found a landmine. You can't walk 10 feet without being asked if you want a tuk-tuk, to buy a book, come to someones restaurant or put some money in a beggars hat. The young kids all speak very good English somehow and are very cheeky, they will follow you for ages hoping you'll give them money, I found that walking round and round the same car eventually gets rid of them.
We had a look around a silk making school and where they make shadow puppets which were mildly interesting, then the next day we did a tour of the ruined temples, Angkor Thom, Ta Phrom (where some of Tombraider was filmed), Bantey Srei and Angkor Wat, all of which were very impressive. Got some good photos but the connection here in Cambodia is too slow to upload them now.
We came to Phnom Penh this morning, our alarms waking us at 6am, falling asleep again and luckily Sophie woke up at 6:45 as our bus was coming at 7. After a 5 hour journey we got a tuk-tuk to our hotel, "Okay Guesthouse" which, surprise surprise is OK. On the street people are electrocuting birds from trees to stun them and put them in cages, then selling them to small children who tie string around their legs and laugh as they try unsuccessfully to fly away. There's also an insane amount of fried insects for sale.
Tomorrow we are going to the Genocide museum and the Killing Fields, happy happy stuff.
We are here for about 4 nights and then going to a national park in Campot.
I've also somehow caught a cold despite it being ridiculously hot all the time.
Much love xx