Saturday 12 September 2009

Phnom NOM NOM NOM Penh

Off we trotted then to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh for some city sightseeing. We found some lodgings in the Lakeside backpacker area, which had a sort of grotty bohemian chic to it, with its bars full of board games, cushions and finally brandy! We even found a place which provided a pub quiz and a Sunday roast :)

Our Phnom Penh residence
After settling in and getting to know our area, we set off into the city centre to visit the City's main cultural attractions:
Vietnam/Cambodia Friendship Monument
- O Russai Market which stank of fish and scared Jenny!
 - There were live chickens in bundles!
The National Museum (+ Matt)
We visited our third Grand Palace in SE Asia so far, in the middle of a huge thunderstorm. See below for impressive buildings 1 through 3:
The 'Chocolate Stupa'
I'm a little Teapot
After this we took a break from visiting cultural attractions and civil war atrocity sites (not pictured) with a relaxing dip in the pool : )
Now its off to Saigon, see you there!

4 comments:

Mike A said...

These pun titles are just getting worse and worse.

It looks like you're having lots of fun. Any chance you could send me a bundle o' chicken? I'm visiting Matt in a couple of weeks and I thought I'd take him a belated birthday present.

Unknown said...

Hi Guys

Looks like you're having a wicked time. Happy belated B'day Matt.

Speak again soon

Fran said...

wow, i'm subtitling a programme about Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot etc. Looks mental, mental. Hope its not as bad there now as it was in this documentary. Glad to see you got out OK!
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kanejones said...

we went to that pool bar too! it was nice to relax by a pool sipping a drink, pretending we were rich for a few hours. Did you stay at Top Bananna hostel next door?

enjoy the travels and we might see you in melbourne.