Phnom Penh is a fabulous city, once you get here. We meet some amazing people, learned about Cambodia's tragic history, shopped, ate snake, frogs and beetles. We rode around on tuk tuk's and got more smelly and dirty - if that's possible. I truly hate being dirty and it's just a constant state here. You put on sunscreen, then aeroguard, then ride around in the dust all day. I woke up this morning wondering weather I smelt, Ian smelt or we all smelt? It's hard to tell.
The Genocidal Center, or Killing Fields and S21 Prison was very harrowing and we debated on our decision to take Emily and Tom there. In the end we decided that history is something that needs to be told, good or bad.
S21 - Toul Sleng
Emily's a tad over it!
For something different we opted to stay with Frances, originally from Australia and her partner Suon who is Cambodian. They rent out part of their house. This turned out to be a fantastic decision. We were invited to their roof top terrace for drinks, they shared loads of local knowledge with us and Frances even volunteered to take Tom back to the markets on her motorbike as the rest of us were completely marketed out! As there are only 3 beds a mattress was set up on the floor for Tom. They slightly underestimated his length so his feet hung over a fair way LOL.
The Central and Russian Markets, guess what Tom purchased - more watches.
For dinner tonight we joined another Australian who is working and living here, Ducky. If your lucky enough she will take you on an amazing food journey through the city. It's starts with welcome drinks on a remarkable roof top terrace, moves onto the markets then ends with a huge Khmer feast.
Dessert was first, perfect!
Snakes, beetles, crickets and bugs. If it moves you can eat it.
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Frogs - these were fantastic and tasted like Kentucky Fried Chicken. I kid you not!
Our awesome tuk tuk drivers. Mr Smiley and Marra
