Phnom Penh, the Capital of Cambodia has been a rushed and busy visit. We have only spent a grand total of a day exploring and two half days chillin out. On our exploring day we rode a tuk tuk around to see the killing fields and its accompanying museum. It was horrific! The history of this country is so sad and standing in the place of 86 mass graves really hit home with us. The killing fields also had a massive stupa filled with 17 levels of more than 8000 skulls sorted by age and gender. Clothes and bones are also embedded in the pathway you walk through out the fields.
We also visited a VERY dodgy shooting range for all of about 5 seconds where we were told no photos could be taken of the 'shooting' menu. Prices included and AK-47 for a round of 25 bullets ... it would cost you the BARGIN price of 30 USD. We also visited the central and russian markets, extremely quickly, as they were VERY smelly and crowded places. As well as the Royal Palace, for a ridiculous 6.50 USD. We also visited the National Museum, for FREE. We ran into some fellow backpackers from our hostel and did a ticket switch and they got into the royal palace for nothing and we got into the National Museum for nothing. Pretty sneaky huh?
We ended our busy day with a very relaxing dinner on the Tonle Sap harbour. We ate Amok, a fish dish and Water Buffalo (?!!?!). We washed it down with beer and wine and laughed alot at how we just spent more on dinner than our two nights accommodation! Ha!
We're about to board a VIP bus to Saigon for a rivoting 6hours including a border crossing!
Hope everyone is well,
Love bec and j.
4 comments:
Don't worry oz dollar now 90US cents and climbing.
Now all you need is for it to climb on the pound.
u forgot to metion 'bomb time' it would b good to c rin at v with adrian singing. ask him wat he's doing on the weekend
hi guys food sounds great just as well yo have something to wash it down with, blowing out candles tomorrow night, some people are getting old, thanks for the message bec,miss you both L mum.
Hey guys, all good back home...yes we did end up at the "V" again last weekend...I had way too much to drink and was very sorry the next day (even more so than when we went out with you guys). Kel, Gaz and the kids are coming up again next month so thats exciting and Minnie has put her house on the market. She and Vinnie are buying a place together. Stay safe, miss you terribly and will talk (on the phone) soon!
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