A Walk Along the River in Siem Reap by Kayley

                My family and I walked along the river to explore the Preah Pagoda, the royal gardens and the Victoria Resort and spa. The mini tour mama set up for us was a very relaxing experience.   Also the walk wasn’t chaotic like most walks because daddy wasn’t all mad the whole time that was very nice.

            The Preah Pagoda was very new and colorful compared to the other religious places we’ve been to. The tile floors were really shiny and colorful and the design on the tile was really cool.  Inside the pagoda there was a story on the walls all around the room. In the story was a woman with her small child and some monks and a Buddha teaching the monks.  I don’t know what happens in the story, but still the story seems really interesting. In the courtyard, there were some neat paths and well pruned hedges.  Also there was another building but it didn’t have any walls and it was totally empty except a group of statues of Buddha in various sizes. I ‘m curious about what the building with no walls is for. This new pagoda was very different from the other Wats/pagodas we’ve seen.

            The royal garden was very neat and looked very boring. There was a fountain in the middle of the garden.  I wanted to jump in it but the water looked like a cesspool or a mosquito breeding ground.  Next to the fountain was a bunch of Plumeria trees. The Plumeria trees didn’t have any leaves on them but they had big bunches of yummy smelling flowers. When we started to walk toward daddy who was stand under a row of really tall trees with vines growing on them, we looked up into the branches of the trees.  We saw a crowd of huge fruit bats hanging onto the branches with their feet.  I’m really surprised the bats lived there.   I thought that bats like caves not trees.

            After seeing the bats, we wondered in to Victoria Resort and Spa and daddy bought us all some drinks.  We sat down on the patio next to the pool. The pool was HUGE and it had dark blue tiles in it. The place hade a very calm atmosphere and it looked like the resort was a more grown up type of place. When we finished our drinks, Mia and I wondered into the gift shop and we looked at jewelry and tried on some rings.  Then Sarah came running in and told us that there are real alligators in the fountain thing by the lobby.  True enough, there were two small alligators in the water.  A glass cage separated the alligators from some 6 inch long fish. I feel sorry for the alligators because they’re living right next to dinner but they can’t touch dinner.

            That walk along the river was very relaxing and fun. The walk had a perfect balance between natural wonders, luxury and Budhism. I hope we get to do something like that again. 

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