November 25.
Sri and Nipa left me in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to go to my favorite place, Koh Lanta, Thailand. Sigh. :(
After seeing Angkor Wat with them and realizing how great travel life is with best friends from home, I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur for the upcoming day to rendezvous with two sets of friends that were travelling in Southeast Asia. Not only would I get to see some of my Boston favorites after nearly a year, there was also an Avicii concert that weekend, YAY!
I found myself a nice restaurant with Wifi to hang out in during the day. Ordered mango shake and then when I was hungry, pumpkin ravioli. Very yummy.
While I idled, there was this Khmer man that temporarily parked outside where I was sitting.
What is that? It looks like the something-and-chives dumplings my brother Adam likes to eat. 50 cents? Okay!
Roadside cooking.
What’s inside these? Let’s see! 50 cents.
Street noodles that Sri, Nipa, and I had shared the previous night. I found the guy on one of the corners. $1.
I ate by myself on a bench by the river.
There was a solo traveller on the next bench but I am generally antisocial my last night anywhere. I considered making the effort to make a new park bench buddy but I figured the one I’d made in Tokyo was enough for now.
This bridge wasn’t the only thing lit up. There were numerous “NIGHT MARKET” signs all over the area to direct tourists.
Sri, Nipa, and I had went searching for a very specific Ganesh statue in the markets across the river the previous evening.
If I weren’t so excited about seeing Boston lovelies, I might have had a more mopey night.
V for Vacay! 