We began the fourth day by travelling to the Royal Palace on tuk tuks. When we entered through the walls we were faced with a sign that said, "no shorts are allowed". so the majority of the boys had to pull their shorts as low as possible, as if we were 'wannabe gangsters'. This resulted in a slightly uncomfortable tour but it was nothing compared to the unbearable heat. Despite the heat, it was interesting to view and learn about the intricate architecture and the symbolism that was embedded into the design. A lot of it involved Hinduism and Buddhism, with many statues said to bring things like rain and protection. One of the rooms we entered had a floor made out of silver and a statue made out of about 90kg worth of gold and plenty of diamonds.

Once we finished the tour, we grabbed our bags from the Billabong Hotel and went in a van to get lunch. We wet to a cafe called Sugar and Spice. It is part of an inspiring organisation called Daughters of Cambodia, which rescues women and lady boys from the sex industry and gives them employment in hospitality and textiles to support themselves.

After lunch, we got back in the van to travel to Light of Hope. However, on the way we made an interesting stop that is a yearly tradition, the spider village. Once the van stopped we were forcefully greeted by a lady holding a bucket full of live tarantulas in one hand and a plate heaped with deep fried spiders in the other. At first I was freaked out but I decided to eat the deep fried spider... Why not? But I still didn't have enough courage to hold the live tarantula that the lady kept holding right up to me, insisting on my holding it while saying, "you eat dead spider, you can hold alive one". I eventually held the spider in my hand but I couldn't stop shaking, afraid it would avenge its friend and attack me. I was disappointed I didn't have enough time to try some crickets.

Once we left, we travelled to the guest house, dropped off our bags and went to Light of Hope for the first time. I was excited to return the next day.