Day 3 - Siem Reap

I woke up in my hostel in Bangkok terribly early (3.30am) after falling asleep only (and badly) 2 hours earlier. I was tired and very jet-lagged to have a proper sleep. The sound of the monsoon-rain was strong and persistent but it did fit very well with the surroundings; very few tourits were still talking and finishing their beers in the open lobby 2 floors down and their voices helped me to gradually fall asleep.
I managed to catch the first train at 6am to go to the bus station. It was incredible the number of buses waiting at the parking lot.. probably 300.. all of them with Thai signs and nothing in English. Luckly a sleepy guard must have seen me as the most thrilling moment of his lazy morning and he took me to the right ticket office approximately 5 minutes walking from were I was. I would have probably never found the right bus if it wasn't for him. The bus left at 7,15 and I ended up sitting on a very dusty seat next to an american priest. An old thai man behind me was screaming and shouting on the phone for the majority of the journey while, in the seat in front of me, a rasta style swedish girl was telling me how proud she was of her freshly new "one square-meter" tatoo on her breast.
6 hours journey.. nothing interesting to say really, if not that it was very boring. The most entertaining moment was when the priest tried to convience me that we all come from Adam and Eve and that all the theories of the evolution are cr.p "fantasies" from some scientists-wanna be. I found myself nodding all the time feeling exausted. Finally I arrived at the cambodian border, crossing on foot. A priest's friend came to pick him up and he kindly offer me a little ride to the closest town where I could have continued to my final destination: Siem Reap.
I said goodbye to everyone and I took a cab from there for 8 dollars sitting in 8 people in a normal car designed for 5. A little baby was screaming in the back but overall the drive was more pleasant than the bus. A policeman stopped us, and I obviously thought that it was because of being in 8 in a a car it is not "really" allowed. I was wrong. He wanted me to fasten my seatbelt; seatbelt that
I didn't even know the existance being completely hidden at least by a couple of bodies next to me :) (no surprise I couldn't put it on at the end since it was broken.).
Anyway, finally in Siem Reap now; nice guesthouse with very smiley and friendly hosts, nice Cambodians around, and excellent food in a nearby restaurant suggested by the Lonely Planet guide: Catfish and spinach. Really delicious.
Tomorrow morning it is time the very first day of excursions to the wonders of Angkok Wat. Alarm is set at 4.30am so that with a tuk tuk I can go and catch the sunrise on top of one of the temple and hopefully capturing some unforgettable moments with my little Canon. Will post the pics soon.
GOODNIGHT!
TWIMO!