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The Lap of Luxury
After sweltering in Vientiane, I decided to crash into Phnom Penh and live the good life. After the flight, I picked up a taxi to the city center and then convinced him to drive me a little further to a place called the Renakse Hotel. Incredible building, a nice room, AIR CONDITIONING, free breakfast, etc etc etc for $35/night. Really far too much …
The Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda
Everyday I'm in Cambodia I have to pinch myself. From the first moment I arrived I couldn't quite believe that I was "in Cambodia". Cambodia was in the news and awful lot when I was a child and stories of the atrocitites have obviously lodge deaplyinto my subconscious. My first impression was that this place wasn't as scarey as I thought it would …
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A trip to the doctor and then touring
... a bed runner.
We then headed to the beach resort where we were nickeled and dimed for bits of fruit and entrance fee. We ordered roasted chicken and fried rice, as they didn't have refrigeration they killed this scrawny chicken and an hour and a half later it ended up nicely roasted, head and feet as well. The gizzards flavoured the fried rice, after an interesting lunch we headed back to the ...
Cambodian Bible School
... and starvation, range from 1.7 to 2.5 million out of a population of around 8 million.
The place also had a strange feel to it. I was given an audio guide at the entrance and wondered around listening to the stories of what had happened here and the inhumane acts that had taken place.
On Friday (30th), i went to a cafe with John Pople for a drink, then we all went on a boat trip along the Mekong river ...
An emotional day of seeing the sad history here
... food mites. I can't stop thinking about how many i must have eaten - Disgusting!! I itched for hours after and i am still finding some sneaking around.
So today i am off on my excursions. These consist of visiting the Killing Fields (Choeung Ek), the Grand Palace and then the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Execution and Torture Prison). I managed to haggle with a Tuk Tuk driver who agreed $15 for the whole trip and that includes waiting for me as well. A bargain in ...


