Well.....for those that have emailed checking up on us since we have not been on the blog in awhile.....we are fine!!! Its been a hectic week... and the picture here just gives you an idea of what the situation was on arrival to Cambodias capital.
Pretty scary....we were bombarded by tuk tuk drivers all looking for business...they were jumping on the boat to get our luggage and help us get off the boat....a big leap for the ledge....no law and order what so ever. So this should have given us an idea of what was to come.
Met a couple from Dublin on our arrival to dingy hotel who had just been chased by 6-7 yr olds with screwdrivers looking to rob them. So gave us a pretty scary first impression. Just a very different experience to Siem Reap, people and all.....everyone just eyeing your bags and making you feel uncomfortable.
Streets were full of garbage (aka...rubbish) everywhere, awful smells in most areas.
Spent some time in a nearby shopping mall....felt it was safest to eat there....Pizza parlour.....no trying the local cuisine here!! But to see where the weathly go and shop and just outside the poor in the street....what a contrast. We did visit the Palace where the King of Cambodia lives......will attach the picture...........and again it reminded us of the corruption of the country...........so much money within the walls and outside the streets full of the poor begging people.
We also visited the Killing Fields where large numbers of people were killed and buried by the Communist regime Khmer Rouge, which had ruled the country since 1975. The massacres didnt end until 1979 and the estimated number of executed was nearly 2 million out of a population of around 7 million. So spending time in the museum was a very chilling afternoon, especially to see local people recognize some of their friends pictured on the wall.
So Phnom Phen was a sad couple of days, we were ready to head to Singapore.
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