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Our Siem Reap Apartment

Tadashi and our good friends: Horn, DJ and Sophath
As you probably know, Tadashi and I came to Siem Reap to finish our book.  Since we'll be here for over a month, we thought it wise to get an apartment so we could spread out, have two desks and cook.  Our good friend
Sophath helped us find a great 1-bedroom place, in the center of town, but on a quiet street.  (Well, quiet except for the construction going on next door, which I'll write about later.)  The best part: it's only costs $10 a night more than our guest house.

We had our firsts guests on the very first night, before we even had any food.  The first (and only!) things we bought were water, vodka and tonics.  What else do you need?  It's a great place.  Take a look:






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