Finally we were back to a big city along with the hectic driving, noise and smells a big city brings. We spent the day getting orientated and checking the place out and at night we decided to check out the waterfront and chase the happy hour for cheap drinks.
Day two
We checked out Tuol Sleng Museum/S-21, the notorious former school which was turned into a prison where over 17,000 were imprisoned during the Khmer Rouge's regime. Out of the 17,000 prisoners only 7 were to walk out alive. All of the prisoners who went in were documented and it was quite eerie walking into a room and seeing their faces steering back at you.
Day three
We decided to go on a quad bike tour which took us to the Killing Fields then to the villages situated slightly out of town.When walking through the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek hearing a childrens choir only metres away and seeing Angkor beer advertising adorning the park benches it was hard to imagine that most of the prisoners held in S-21 were brought here to be executed. The 17 tiers of bone in the memorial tower reminds you of this though.
Our guide who w
as a local Khmer and had lived in France for about 30 year took was on our scenic ride around the villages. As we drove though, we were welcomed by chorus' of hello's from the little children would then run out and give you a wave. At times it was hard to know where to look because you would hear a hello from the left and as you looked left others would rush out from the right. Josh had brought some sweets for the kids got absolutely swamped when he handed them out.
Dodgiest bridge ever!!
Day four
Our last day in Phenom Pehn we have woke up a little sick. Enough said. We toughed it out however and braved a 15 minute walk in the intense heat to go see the Silver pagoda and Royal Palace. We didn't read about the opening times so surprise surprise it was closed when we got there and wouldn't be opening for a couple of hours so we decided to hit the museum and get some lunch to kill some time before the pagoda opened again. We then hit another market and headed back home. Josh managed to pick up 2 watches for $20 finding out later on that 1 didn't work and Jamie managed to find a bottle of Smirnoff for $6 and CC for $9.
Day four
Our last day in Phenom Pehn we have woke up a little sick. Enough said. We toughed it out however and braved a 15 minute walk in the intense heat to go see the Silver pagoda and Royal Palace. We didn't read about the opening times so surprise surprise it was closed when we got there and wouldn't be opening for a couple of hours so we decided to hit the museum and get some lunch to kill some time before the pagoda opened again. We then hit another market and headed back home. Josh managed to pick up 2 watches for $20 finding out later on that 1 didn't work and Jamie managed to find a bottle of Smirnoff for $6 and CC for $9.
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