First day in Kep, Cambodia - our vacation

So here we are in Kep (pronounced Kype), Cambodia, about 3 hrs 45 min bus drive from Phnom Penh. We have a week off from school and we are on vacation. Here's our first day in Kep. We arrived at 11:30, had a light lunch in the lounge while we waited for a bit for our room to be ready. Then Tim and I walked around the coast of Kep, then joined the other couple that came with us for dinner. We had a great first day. It is so nice and quiet here. Woke up this morning with no market noise from the street below, no music pounding through the walls, ahhh....peaceful and calm. I've peeked my head out of the room and it is cloudy, warm and muggy out there. But it is nice and cool here in our room (have air con) and we have hot water!! Took a hot shower this a.m. - wonderful!!! Below are some pics or our first day here.

Here we are at the bus station in Phnom Penh. That's Gideon and Krisit sitting with me. They are teachers at Logos too.
The following pictures are of the view from the top balcony of The Beachhouse Guesthouse. We have an ocean view from our room! :) Oh yes, notice the hills too! :)

Here's our pool. No, that's not a jacuzzi...just a little pool. It looks bigger here in the picture. It's not that big. I'll take more pics later. The foliage here is beautiful...we don't get that in Phnom Penh.


Below is the small restaurant/lounge of our hotel.
Isn't this orchid beautiful? They grow so easily here. You just stick them in a pot and the rain and humidity is just right here for them. They have these all over and also in the city. They also grow wild here. :)
Here's some pics from our walk around the coastline yesterday.

Below is a pic of our hotel at a distance from around the coastal bend. We were walking this in our flip flops!

Below is the Crab Market. Restaurants along the coast where you can fresh seafood and crab. Haven't eaten there yet. :)

Kep is a former French resort town for the French elite. During the Khmer Rouge, Kep was abandoned and many buildings destroyed. You can still see the ruins of French houses from the Pre-Khmer Rouge period and the area is rich in history.

Below is a Hindu statue in a round-a-bout here in Kep. Cambodia's main religion is Buddhism, however it is not true Buddhism, mixed in is some Hinduism and Animism.