In between all of our temple watching we had a chance to explore the town of Siem Reap.  We were extremely lucky because the town had suffered from some serious flooding the week before we arrived.  It was bad enough that a couple of people died and there were still sand bags and lots of water about when we got there.

Flooded street - right outside our hostel!

The city and our hostel (Rosy Guest House) were drying out and recovering from all of the water.  It didn’t affect us too much though and we considered ourselves really lucky to have decent weather for temple viewing.

Siem Reap is a pretty touristy place.  There are lots of good restaurants (a good thing), but lots of people hassling you to buy stuff (and they are PUSHY here).    Honestly, it got pretty tiring constantly being shouted at to buy things.

We enjoyed exploring the park across the river from our hostel and were surprised to find that the trees there were full of enormous bats!

Bats!

Anyway, fabric shopping was pretty easy here.  One evening we were taking a stroll through the market when some suitable quilting material caught our eyes.  There were lots of colors to choose from, but this one reminded us of the country the most.  We also really loved the pattern.  I think it will remind me of the shapes and designs in the temples.

Gold fabric

Another view