Well I survived my first day in Cambodia... I love Phnom Penh .. what a fantastic city ... I got up super duper early so I could cram a heap in ... brekky at Java Coffee (great coffee), Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda (didn't see any silver tiles?? but there was a life size gold budda weighing 90kgs and over 3000 diamonds... I missed it the first time and had to ask someone and go back...I also had a jam session on the xylophone instrument thingies with an old Camdodian man), National Museum, stroll along the waterfront of the Might Mekong ( you should see the waterfront esplanade .. very flash), the Old Markets (you can buy anything from skinned frogs :( to hair extensions), the new Central Markets (prefer the old markets), Wat Phnom (lots of healthy stray cats ... found one to give a scratch too and he nearly ended up in my bag :)), lunch of Khmer food and $1 Lao Beer at Bojangles on the waterfront with street hawkers trying to sell me a book every 5 minutes , and then I got a moto (short for motocycle ... I sat on the back, no helmet in the crazy traffic but so exhilarating :)) and the driver was a very nice young man and I felt very safe ... well most of the time :- ) to the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Museum (very depressing places) ...
Honestly I was a bit scared this morning to leave my hotel room but I DID IT :))
The people are so friendly and I don't feel unsafe at all ... I'm staying at the Sunday Guest House... .lovely family run guest house. Would definitely recommend it.
I have booked the bus to Siem Reap tomorrow for $7 with aircon and a loo on board (it was $6 for aircon and NO loo so thought an extra $1 was worth it) .... it takes 6 hours ... am checking out flights... if I had been a bit more on the ball I couldve got a bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap for $17 and not flown ... oh well next time I know cos I am definitely coming back to Cambodia :))
So will have two days at Angkor Wat Temples and then get a boat on the Mekong from Siem Reap to Battambang, a day in Battambang, bus direct to Shinakouville/Kep/Kampot (hopefully) to spend a few days in the beach area and then back to Phnom Penh on the 13th and then on the 14th will get a boat down the Mekong to Chau Doc, Vietnam.
off to have another $1 beer.... :))
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