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Spirit Forest Cafe: 1 Epic Kimono Sunday in Siem Reap Sunday funday is a rule I take seriously. Here in Cambodia, now that I've got a moped under me, that rule finally has teeth — I can actually get somewhere instead of circling the same three streets. So when a friend messaged and said, "We're heading to this place to take some Japanese photos," I didn't fire back a hundred questions. I just said yes. That place turned out to be Spirit Forest Cafe & Bakery, a green little pocket tucked along the river south of town, and it turned into one of the better Sundays I've had since I started living in Siem Reap. I'll be straight with you. I rolled in expecting a quick coffee and a few photos to help out a friend. I rolled out in a rented kimono with a matcha in my hand, having spent an afternoon I never saw coming. This is the kind of low-key adventure that makes being here worth it — no temples, no tour buses, no ticket lines. Just a moped, a back road, and a spot most guidebooks haven't caught up to yet. Here's exactly what the afternoon…