Out and About in Phnom Penh

Well, I made it out of quarantine and have been discovering the charms of PP.  Where to buy food, where to get hair done, restaurants, figuring out the tuk tuk system.  I had one week of school and then holiday because of Kymer New Year, actually they celebrate in April, but just like everything else Covid had an impact.  I have lots of photos, some disturbing as I toured the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.  Others are just fun:)  Please enjoy!!!

My driver, Sinet with his tuk tuk in front of my apt.

I haven't been inside the Royal Palace, but it's beautiful on the outside.  The King does live there.

The Chinese have bought up a lot of land and are constructing spectacular apts. and other businesses next to the Mekong River.  It's off the beaten path.  

Boat people

Yep! That's a chicken head and I almost ate it until Sinet told me what it was!

I did tour the National Museum which houses a lot of treasures from Angkor Wat.

My right hand assistant, Nary

I made it through the first day of online school...I think!!!

I made it through the first week of online school and now a much needed week off:)

I have not had a bad meal in PP...well, the chicken head LOL  Many international restaurants like Luigi's and right around the corner from apt.

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum right in the center of PP.  This man is pointing to himself when he was about seven and right before he escaped execution at the hands of the Kymer Rouge.  Only a few children were able to escape.  Two million died and at this site 20,000.  There's so much to tell.  When I entered, I swear I felt the anguish that had occurred.  Others have said the same thing.  If you haven't seen the movie, The Killing Fields, please watch it.  Many of these photos do not need an explanation.

Where they lived.

The Kymer Rouge took photos and documented everything which the Cambodians have been able to recover.  This little girl was executed.  Much of what I saw, I just couldn't photograph. 

Before it was an execution camp, it had been a high school.  I sat on a bench looking out at what seemed a peaceful scene.

Deja Vu Cafe along the river, a nice spot to relax and watch the world go by.  Recommended by a friend of a friend...small world:)

Now for all the cat lovers...this cafe is right across from my apt. and when you walk in, it's so peaceful.  Cats are everywhere just wanting to be loved:)