Cambodia

We have now moved on from Sihanoukville and are now in Cambodia's capital called Phnom Penh. Imagine London but much hotter, more polluted, with more people, millions more mopeds, more poverty but about the same amount of hookers.

Since being in Phnom Penh we have moved from hostel to hostel and probably settling in the worst of them. But at least we have found some friends including mice and parasites that wedge themselves in between your toe.

We have now almost adopted the life of a Cambodian (about the same budget anyway), travelling around the markets on a 25 yr old moped, dodging traffic coming the wrong way down the road.

We have learnt about Cambodia's bloody history of the Khmer Rouge and the Killing Fields, which some of the pictures are below. This has definately opened our eyes on the two million Cambodians that died during 1975-1979 because of this Pol Pot regime. But they still seems to manage a smile and a 'You want tuk-tuk?'.

We have also been to the Royal Palace, residence of the King of Cambodia and whilst we were there he arrived followed by about 50 other motors.

Our next stop is Siem Reap to see the temples of Angkor.

Wat Phnom Temple

Killing Fields outside Phnom Penh

Royal Palace