Speaking of Cambodia, the impression is buried there are numerous mines, still has many hidden in the underground; feel the people there are still living in the shadow of the Khmer Rouge; war, poverty, squalor.
Until I saw the GZ's October travels, began to look forward to the mysterious country, want to go into it, to rediscover it. Just 12 days left is too much memory.Four EU members:
Minipigs---I, tour guide, is responsible for explaining the various attractions, find delicious fun place.
Hi love to bathe, eat sleepiness journey said up to one: I want to take a bath!Earth rabbit---"Chief Financial Officer, responsible for accounting and control costs.
One wheel, one large package always thrived on the body, it is said that this is a sense of security. Strong exterior has a small woman's vulnerable to minipigs before bed the night of casualremark should speak up nonsense.Small dots---"Chairman", before you have done a great deal of paperwork, visas, accommodations, finishing netizens travels.
For this time traveling intentionally bought a pair of shoes, known as the "super" grip. Never wanted this pair of innumerable small dots to get to the soles of shoes also comes a complete massage.Mountain God---cashier, just collect the money and pay bills.
Small little boyfriend. Tour was Litchi mountain view without confusing issue exclaims that mountain is made of the? accordingly.DAY 1
30 Dec 2005
Shanghai---Phnom Penh FM833 ETD1430 ETA1730
Get the Cambodian visas when they wonder why the travel office is issued by the Consulate General of Kunming Cambodia, Shanghai has obviously not trouble of the consular post.
When I did not expect the Customs may also be asked the same question, departure counter Lady does not stop and talk to me colleague, not to report to the leaders, like I tried to flee to Cambodia. Fortunately, her colleagues told she had just been having a lot of people take the same visa took off, the Lady in my passport has chapters on the cover. Enter the security check and out situation, machine scanning my carry-on bag there is a long-shaped metal objects, were forced to open packet pulls out all the stuff that the suspect object is my toothbrush and toothbrush set. Attendant to the toothbrush as metal rods, I served the u!Early hearing someone say Phnom Penh airport online will ask for tips, this time on personal experience.
The flight was delayed by 20 minutes, when there are four Windows open, waiting for all our flights. Grow dark male officer looked at my stuff and throw out my immigration card, Chinese barefoot to say the word "two". I missed the original visa number, thought this fool somewhat sensible. "Excuse me, what did you say?" the man looked at me to recover the immigration card, let me too smoothly. A four-person emergency unit, in addition to the small dots to meet very carefully fill in all information, all the rest of the omission or less, and have been for US $ 2. Reminder must fill in immigration card of information, once the error is for a tip to play dumb and stunned!At the airport exit easily found Okay Guesthouse sent to pick our drivers US $ 7, Toyota Camry, and from the airport to a price anywhere.
Into the city is experiencing a traffic jam, night side went on a rampage with moto. A moto often can easily sit on 3-4 people, the rabbit play said they were able to contortion. The way our drivers always answer the phone, a pair of business busy, even in the hands of the mobile phone or smart phone. This is the kind of country?!Okay Guesthouse is located in a Palace near a very partial pony, junctions can be seen opposite very impressive Hotel Cambodiana Phnom Penh, is said to be the best hotel, the price of more than hundred dollar bills.
Although we had booked a room, but check in at the front desk or tell us only one empty, with 5 beds, US $ 15. Locomotive Lawton added to Rusty, black God we chose four people packed a room. Room addition bed and table 18 inch color TV and a large bins. The bathroom has separate shower area, bath as long as someone is shuimanjinshan. Looking beyond the mosquitoes even without toilet paper, silent, US $ 15 can expect what? heard companions in the room, I and small dots of the bed there is a pile of black shit, busy called the front desk person, was told that the security of the dog, pass out!On an airplane at Lonely Planet, discovered the River Restaurant Goldfish.
"This is one of the best Cambodian restaurant in the city.", in relation to the four excitedly get straight to the restaurant. Point the Mango Salad with fish, crab + black pepper, curry soup, 1 small bottle of beer, 1 listen to Pepsi-Cola, 2 to listen to the sprite. Four people pick up the Cup finish Cup was silly eye, the rabbit's Cup magic was empty, the entire base of the Cup. The waiter to help change the seat, but in our urging it to Earth rabbit and a Coke. Looking at the wall crawling over the Gecko, chewing his companions reflect swallow of Cambodian salad, the heart beat for the future of the journey on the question mark！DAY 2
December 31, 2005
Phnom Penh-Siem Reap
Mekong Express is netizens unanimous recommendation from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap bus, very strange Lonely Planet where there is not even mentioned.
Last night, let the person Okay Guesthouse ticket, they say that the Office is closed, it is strongly recommend that other company car. In our repeated insistence, he is helpless to help us set up four tickets. Par with the English label $ 9, you can see the label behind the local price of $ 2. Morning 7: 15am, Mekong Express by minibus to meet us. 7: 40am buses leave Phnom Penh. The car is the local people, very few foreigners. Car with water and breakfast, a toilet, a Miss-Cambodian language and English about the passing of small towns. After 6 hours of turbulence, to the 1: 30pm arrived at Siem Reap.A bus stop to Siem Reap, we have a lot of Tuktuk drivers Wai, say 1, 000Riel to any place in the urban area.
A person the police look at root very fine cane with red on top of a few. Watched several drivers who think they beaten very poor. Just pick a fat a thin, two people shouting to put our luggage to move their car. Small dots on the net booked Garden Village Guesthouse, thin person told us that we went to a place and a dirty or something, so indicate we go elsewhere, ignored him. Do not expect the Garden Village they even say that we have not set a room, to produce our confirmations after they have simply said there was no view email, only fan room, no air conditioning in room. Because Siem Reap many other choices, we decided to go another Taiwan opened Sunsunkge Guesthouse, Sivutha Street. Fat thin person both drivers at first said not to know, hard to pull the other 2 hotels. In our present address, they also said that can't find the place that took us out to go on the street. Small little wear on her reading glasses will no doubt see GZ Live Green Garden Home Guesthouse, fat man at this point, a remarkable: there was smoke cannabis. Look at the two greedy drivers, wish I could let the police more pumping them both. Does poor people will be able to unscrupulous money? Cambodia's pristine rural again the body?Green Garden Home front Vutty very warm with our room, baggage, speak some shy he promised us to find a reliable driver.
4: 30pm, Yan (pronunciation yang) on time and in our downstairs, a «of Yan drive us to watch the sunset mountain nesbakken. Sunset mountain nesbakken of real people, let people sea mountain people don't see bakheng original relics, up and down the steep mountain road to taste, a climb of hardships.On the way back to Yan recommended local restaurant Bayon II, US $ 12 buffet.
For the first time experienced Cambodian cuisine: shellfish, sashimi, called the name of clear soup, Dragon fruit salad with pineapple ... Look at the stage of Khmer dance performances, a smorgasbord of delicious products, and feel the pleasure of travel is just the beginning!In 2005, this concludes, in exotic greet the new year's amazing!
DAY 3
1 January 2006
Siem Reap
BA Rong Temple---party Temple---Royal homes---air Palace-elephant bench---Tomah Lennon Temple---week tevoda-Angkor
The Bayon --- The Baphuon --- Royal Exclosure --- Phimeanakas --- The Terrace of Elephants --- Thommanon --- Chau Say Tevoda
BA Rong Temple is the many temples of Angkor in Angkor, the second largest temple.
BA Rong Temple Tower, the tower block has a total of 54 to four, each side is engraved with great Buddha, a total of 216 different face. These famous smile more or less as a result of years of erosion and incomplete. BA Rong Temple look like a mountain, but walk into it as into the labyrinth. "Angkor smile" has a large number of claims, are said to be the builders of Jayavarman VII, the avatar is the incarnation of the merciful mother, and some say is earned four expression. I'd rather believe that first statement, it is said that Jayavarman VII construction BA Rong Temple, at the time of the Khmer Kingdom total 54 provinces, Jayavarman VII to look around the square, take care of his territory. On the BA Rong Temple was impressed, not only because it is my first visit Angkor monuments, but also from small dots of white. When the driver Yan describes Bayon, she confidently holding may blooming said: I know this is bad, they quit Temple Penfan. After every passing Bayon, we say it is "journey to the Temple".The Palestinian side Temple Angkor in the construction of the old city before Tongcheng, reportedly with a beautiful fairy and various animal statue.
May blooming in Carmen mentioned comprehensive maintenance, estimated completion in 2004. However in 2005 will be the last, the Palestinian side Temple also in maintenance, large sign at the entrance to stop people had to end his camera he was one of the United States.The ruins of the Palace, with the exception of two baths-nothing left, but in the towering trees, walking in grassland, for a long time
Home City of us is a rare luxury. Big mouth breathing the fresh air, as if to make your own fresh like that. Air Palace is located in the middle of the ruins of the Palace, built in three-layer high above the top level is the climb to see the Palestinian side temple site.Elephant bench and dirty King steps between a bending of the promenade, a very beautiful statue.
There are fairy Apsara, naga, fresh exquisite as if the work was completed yesterday.Tomah Lennon Temple and week tevoda is said to be very similar, but by the China aid repair of week tevoda still in progress, we have to go far in Tomah Lennon Temple opposite him in the imagination of the week.
Although, I know you have "Tomah scaled Angkor", but too small in size so that people cannot feel the charm of Angkor, sitting on the steps more to look forward to the rest Angkor.Complete a morning tour of the T-shirt is wet and dry, dry and wet.
Just sit on the bus, on the ground delivering Yan beaming ice towelettes, Babe feel he is pure and good. Noon found the famous Happy Herb Pizza. Didn't dare point that Happy with cannabis, Special Pizza Pizza is equally delicious, fruit shake or dude now buy fruits are pressed!After siesta to sleep dreaming of sacred Angkor emulating descried the book seen countless Tower building, and the stands upright Palm Tree.
Although like yesterday as jam-packed, but when you are in the depths of the promenade, the wall of stone to you to tell the story of a different period, lead you to continually crossed the threshold into the next corridor. No longer feel the noise around, in the hands of the camera kept records of beauty: interplay of promenade, with sunset window, steep steps. At this point you will find the language is so poor that only silently with an eye to see, feel it. Hands and feet climb to high point, I found that he was in the jungle, YuanWang boundless, marvel at the great people of Cambodia's first, how can we build up of spectacular like this, how can render out so beautiful. As the saying goes up the mountain ascent harder, looked at nearly 80 degrees to the next level, a little acrophobia in me had to join the crowd lining up from under the ladder of love. Small dots of shoes at this time and have no power, she looked at the "Rock" or die were afraid like Gecko, climbed the highest top of the tower. Did the ancients in Cambodia is also "the day will disguise it, his mind, laoqi physique"?Dead Fish in online travel many times mentioned, dinner is selected it.
7: 30 start Khmer Dance, it is said that there are 8 bands, but it is huge numbers of mosquitoes awfully we toss. She then also can't wait to show beginning, escaped from the restaurant, he didn't forget to look at the crocodile pool, lying there too many fake crocodile, that I really was also seen as a counterfeit goods it angrily about drilling into the bottom anymore we.At the end of the day to walk, climb, the night was two legs is twitched.
Also good place near the House massage shops $ 5/person Foot Massage. The first attempt was a small stick of massage, I feel very fresh, but massage girls blatantly loudly let people really cannot keep happening. Perhaps tired, special evening sleep will be had.DAY 4
2006 January 2
Siem Reap
Royal Bath-Banteay Kdei-----Tabb Chi---Ta Nei-tea gel monastery-Holy Monastery of---longpan pool
Sras Srang---Banteay Kdei---Ta Prohm---Ta Nei---Ta Keo---Pheah Khan---Preah Neak Pean
Travel many times, this was the first to get up early to see the Sunrise, the habit of sleeping pig especially excited.
5 points playing to electric out Yan has already awaiting. There is no street lights the way only against the Toyota Camry's lamp can see distant endless darkness. Thought that way, but you will encounter going in the car for a long time and no other vehicles and Tuktuk. At this point the quiet inside exception, there is a strange fear lest Yan car what status at this time, it's okay to just worry for no reason. The Royal Bath is a swimming pool, pool Central had wooden temples, but now only stone. The reeds are sitting on the steps of some foreigners and local kids, Yan quietly accompany all around us. This time I also changed the petty bourgeoisie, took out the previous night at the Guesthouse near the supermarket to buy Starbucks Mint Moca, products of delicious coffee, quietly waiting for the distant horizon color and light changes. It really made my day! actually Sunrise and sunset, in the blink of an eye it has a very significant change, you often inadvertently missed the most beautiful moments. Thanks to Yan pointing the best watch locations, we have the opportunity to appreciate and to record that an emotional moment.Day Banteay Kdei Daliang, became the first today visiting temples.
As the center of the temple Tower and surrounding promenade are collapsing, it is difficult to feel its original flavor. Mountain God wading up to four people and God bird Garuda wing breakfast next start. I'm timid in future here before on the cat's hair of the dog is what is often care love dogs small dots do not provoke them. At this point a rhubarb dogs do not know when to close slowly. Looking at small dots and Mountain God used bread feeding it, but it also uses the pathetic longingly we handIn the food, and I can't save my rations to feed it, this is the life for the first time and a dog so close. With breakfast packed up junk we heading to the exits, rhubarb, or all the way to go with us. Start also how strange it finished also followed until the door to a dog. If you have a chance passing Banteay Kdei, don't forget to take care of that lovely rhubarb.In addition to Angkor, Ta Prohm was where my dream.
In the film, postcards, books, in Lonely Planet on the cover of the countless see Tower and tree-hugging of asphyxia. Ta Prohm was Jayavarman VII built for his mother's temple. Although the fig tree root has destroyed many buildings, but the fusion between forever people had to marvel at nature's magic. If you want to cut off the roots of those such as oil, then I would choose to have their continued growing, until the final disintegration. Ta Prohm brings you are calm, falling leaves, birds, singing sound is the town of children had not had the experience. Ta Prohm was into it to see a local boy shisiwu years old sitting passers-by must to our call if you need a wizard, he was very "professional" tone makes me somewhat daunting task. Lonely Planet later discovered during the presentation of the Ta Prohm in time actually spent a lot of ink to introduce these wizards are: Being such a maza of rubble and vegetation, there are plenty of predictably children willing to guide you through the temple. Some readers don't like this idea, some do. Either way, the fact of the matter is that these are mostly poor kids from poor families looking for the chance to make some money. It is easy to say it is somehow wrong and that they should be at school or doing a traditional job, but most Westerners have never experienced poverty in a Cambodian sense and the desperation it breeds. Some of the kids will probably get a better education in this "university of life" than at rural schools and will certainly make more money than their parents ever did, strugging in the rice fields under the shadow of land mines. Who are we to say this is wrong? Put yourself in their position and imagine what you would do. Probably the same. If you don't want them to follow you around, politely tell them so, but try not to be rude or aggressive, as they are only young. If you want help to find some photo spots and the like, try and agree on a price (1000r or so) in advance. Throwing around dollar bills is not such a good idea, as it breeds expectancy and contempt. Ta Prohm on the way to the left to see two very cute sister and brother, took out a small little rabbits to them. Just walk away accidentally saw the sister let brother greeting a small boy, his candy province gave him. It seems that live in such a poor land people are also at the beginning of human kind. Watch the little girl has to school age, sent to her, she is shy and I and the shadow.Ta Nei is blooming in the Carmen may not mentioned, is a masterpiece of Jayavarman VII, and Ta Prohm belong to the same style.
Yan describes the need to walk a kilometre long, but I feel like it Changzheng road end. Getting discouraged in the face of met a carrying his cameras of the foreigner, she rushed to our breath said: It's wonderful! get to know one way we went two kilometres, maybe we are weak Yan without windThe distance is only rarely told. The way small dots are dots shoes torture was called upon to keep asking Yan: how far have a future? "far tired" nickname.Ta Keo is Jayavarman V's unfinished work, for his own funeral Temple, allegedly because he died before the project failed to complete.
Look at the steps leading to the top, I and small dots then no strength to climb Mount, had to step on the soil of the rabbit and the Mountain God-like "spider."Preah Khan Temple is Jayavarman VII swords as father built a very large scale.
Just in front of a long pose on the reference road, uniformed people come and greet us asking where we come from, then quietly following us, kindly give us. Although some explanation is a good thing, but he too much passion people a bit puzzled, small dots keep asking to not give him money. Until we see the same dressed policeman in the entanglement of a couple of foreigners, more affirmed our guess. Small dots pretending to rest sit in staying until police Uncle impatient and go carrying two United Kingdom people glad we managed to get rid of him, and made us see uniformed people feel nervous.Lung Poon pool is a square in the center of the pond, the water can flow from the central pool around the small, but now not see this spectacular.
Locals climb was wading pond, the central tower of the temple is said to cure Lung Poon pool functions, like the local people will come here to pray exorcise.Tired noon chose the most everyone can accept Chinese food, want to find happiness in the vicinity of the old market to no avail, then go to the restaurant for which we have to remember that there is air conditioning Yiu, four dishes a soup is also delicious pineapples.
Go straight to sleep after NAP in the afternoon, the same texture old market style scarves offer quite different, there is a $ 5-$ 7, I was just $ 2 price point, and finally found a middle-aged women willing to let go, $ 2 scarf a buy is 50, her music is broken. In order to reflect the characteristics of Cambodia, I, small dots and mountain gods have bought printed with Angkor logo t-shirt, little bit, and I also bought the trousers. Pointing at the m, a bit small, I come across good L number, also has a small little pad on the back, Hei Hei she wears XL! Hey, Cambodian women's Petite Ah. Passing from the old market out, The Soup Dragon fish Amok potato salad + lemon + shake flavors to clear a day of Lawton. Proposed to do foot massage is relentless, had to go to the supermarket shopping near the Guesthouse. The road will be on your good points.DAY 5
2006 January 3
Siem Reap
Lai shan-wave Leonid zentsuji---Boothe bin---female Palace-class reference color Ma
Phnom Kulen---Preah Ang Thom---Kbal Spean---Banteay Srei---Banteay Samre
Because today will go to a more distant point of Litchi, 7 half set off.
Stopover hotel see flag in the center of a sense of security in particular. Yan drive very carefully and the traffic is not too good, maximum speed limit is 60 yards. Yan always drive to the Lychee peak. LP said in the past, people were walking up the mountain to spend 2 hours, 1999 a businessman took the road to the top, at the foot of the mountain has the card fee of $ 20 per person. And Angkor's tickets, $ 20 no money will be spent on maintenance of Litchi mountain. Preah Ang thong Temple is located at the peak of Litchi, a sleeping Buddha, overlooking the forest. In the mountains on the way to Yan stopped twice in the car, said he wasn't feeling well, we can't help but worry. Visit out wave Leonid zentsuji saw him playing with bare-chested, who was the Red Indian Child, seems to be the hot fire of pliers. He patted her chest that locals with soil to him, feel much better now. Near Preah Ang thong temple mountain has long stream, water is full of forest land, this is the love of small dots! Yan leads us over many stone waterfalls, although not reaching the waterfall how spirit, the water is clear, but after several days of Visual fatigue after look at green mountains and blue waters, let the eyes and mind have been relaxed.Go to the high Boothe bin spend most of their physical strength, but only because you may blooming in said it was a wonderful place.
Half an hour's journey is a rugged mountain road, I had no mood to enjoy the river and waterfall, even the land of 1000 forest also couldn't lift my spirits. Sweat profusely from the mountains, Yan on delivery of the banana and ice, the original careful he helped us on the road to buy bananas are ice! small dots of shoes in her "high Boothe bang" (she stressed the "bin" as a multiple pronunciations and reciting "bang") played a role in "far tired" this is the arduous!Carmen said in may blooming in female Palace 10 am-2 pm before and after comparison of the color.
We arrived at 2 passes already is. It is said that a woman female Palace is built in, so it's always special and delicate carving. In the hard red sandstone carving out so perfect for people unable to imagine, but the long war and stealing or make it incomplete. Angkor many Buddha, Buddha head, monuments are European plunder their Museum, this can also attract so many Europeans to Angkor.Class reference color, much like with female King
More to seven Hydra for decoration, for female visitors to the Royal Palace opposite a much smaller.Back to Siem Reap, Yan suddenly parked at the roadside that he was uncomfortable, the original is out of gas! looking at these first to reach the village after the shop, I began to worry about starting another hour Sun going downhill.
Yan said he would walk to find oil, let's remain pending, really he twisted the sweat! see him out of a hundred meters away on a moto moto, ten minutes later the driver back to Yan and oil. They have 2 Coke bottle inside the tank into the vehicle, and can hit the road.Since noon only eat a banana and a Lotus Leaf Pack banana meal, to discuss it at night to eat-Cambodia-hotpot, asked Yan know Master Suki Soup and he said, of course.
To the dining room we saw the original from our Guesthouse just across the street, the former two night we also think of it as the massage! finished pot fell in their base, and spices, it is delicious, we all have to make!DAY 6
2006 January 4
Siem Reap
Mountain nesbakken---Tower 's---East rush---than grain Temple---Rollei Temple---sacred Bull Temple---public Temple
Phnom Bakheng---Ta Som---Eastern Mebon---Pre Rup---Lolei---Pheah Ko---Bakong
While in Thailand when riding the elephant, but think about this time, can ride the elephant climbing Mountain nesbakken or feel the need to take this $ 15.
On the mountain nesbakken has specialized images road, small dots and the mountain of God as a way to use a leaf playing music, also occasionally stopped to give us the opportunity to take pictures. In contrast we that transfixed face when there is no expression. Look at our the elephant carrying our spending, or Tips in his back pocket and a tip.This morning to go to three temples, relative to the size you want for a few days of small lots.
In Ta Som time saw stopped two large buses, there is the "treasure of Angkor" typeface, is a Taiwan Corporation. Taiwan tour where eloquence doing presentations: Temple originally were built in red sandstone, we now see some cordierite is later patched. The patches using stones from Cambodia in the territory of a mountain, provided said that mountain mining stone can only be used as a repair sites. Those sets of bazi live hotel was misappropriating over the Hill of stone, but because the background is the Prime Minister Hun Sen, the matter was inconclusively. See our four also enjoyed listening to the tour finally couldn't ask small dots we are not from the Mainland. Hmm who didn't have to taste it! to the mission followed closely followed we ran to the East at the elephant sculpture and Emperor than grain Temple Tour, Oh cremation hard to purposely not listen to the free commentary is out!Noon lunch, so I decided to write a wide Yiu diagonally opposite the wooden house.
Speak a little bit of boss, the northeastern accent to hear us there Peter miles off a discussion about what to eat, she asked if we are not the people of Shanghai, but also offered to give us a discount. Point four dishes and a soup: sweet and sour pork ribs, sauteed cabbage, pancake, Braised Eggplant and hot and sour soup. A vegetable soup quickly up, then came in a mission, sat two big round table. Maybe they've already point, sit down meal and then see the waiter serve them constantly. Our meals are eaten the soup also see other dishes of trace, had to keep pushing the waiter. Although finally give us a discount, but the service and the taste is far better than broad Yiu, make some bad mood.Three points off to the Roluos Group, Yan, we tasted the straight of the fruits of the Palm Tree Palm Fruit.
On the road and Yan talked a lot, learned on the ground, to 20 men generally is married to women 18 years of age. He married 18 28, wife, married four years there is a three-year-old daughter, is in our Guesthouse opposite the New York International School reading, is a private school. Think about the revenue in local Yan should also be good, Yan uncomfortable yesterday, his wife also in English (local cannot be used to send text messages in Cambodia man) to send text messages to let him slowly driving, go home early, visible is a warm family of three.Back from the Roluos Group dinner, small dots and Mountain God going to Old Market shopping, the rabbit was specially agreed with me to enjoy Foot Massage.
We chose Islands Massage, in a quiet place to spend a comfortable one hour. Dinner went to the famous Red Piano, Fried Prawn, Fruit Salad & Pineapple Shake. Didn't think Fruit Salad on a plate of fruits without dressing, the waiter said their salad is such that the process for the entire meal was! find a waiter was difficult Ah, a little Miss Dragon Soup. Night call Tuktuk to the Guesthouse is also the night before, go the wrong way, but this time he didn't remember where Green Garden Home, took us across the bridge, how could you be so no memory?!DAY 7
January 5, 2006
Siem Reap
Beng BEng mealea Mealea
Yesterday asked Yan to collapse the dense column to last 45 minutes, he said, I didn't expect this one-way spent an hour and a half.
But just as Carmen in may play in full bloom, the collapse of the exclamation mark is dense column in Angkor monuments most worth at the same time, the most difficult to trace. Spent transportation and $ 5 buy tickets $ 5/person, we entered the huge burial in the forest of temples. The design of the entire complex on collapse extremely dense column like Angkor, but it has only one layer of the platform. Because the entire Temple is wrapped with forests, it's hard to know what the preceding that tree is hidden and what kind of stuff. Looking at the rocks in front of packed, we don't know where the next LP, while painting a walking circuit, but there you will find that there is no road. Then quietly to a Sandals of locals, a friendly smile, guide us in narrow couldn't be a narrow window in the cross, climbing rocks, in his words, but always the key to me in the direction of beauty on the ruins. From his mouth was Beng Mealea is water that is spent, the entire temple name is Flowers in the water. The original garden are water, now you can only see is with weeds. In his hands and feet and one and a half hours later we walk out of the mysterious, if not the locals, it is impossible for us to enjoy so close to it.On the way back to see the stars in the fields of film, there are a couple of MTV's wedding.
The bride looks are very young, the groom wore shoulder width must fall suits, funny, may be rented. Cambodians are generally getting married in the rainy season, for then there will be a lot of people unable to attend the wedding. Normally there are three of the three best man, Maid of honor wedding dinner dance after people. drink Return on Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Highway 6, between, Yan said the road was built by Beijing sponsorship isn't finished, speech-full of our President Hu Jintao.In view of the Master of delicious Soup Suki, at noon and rushed in mad ate a good meal.
Walk to the nearby Center Market, compared to the Old Market here is clean and spacious. There is also a fan, in the Middle for people to rest a bench. Offer more fair, held in the same scarf they are $ 3, but offer little scope for it. Because of the Khmer Rouge's interest, bought a few copies of pirated books $ 3/oriented, quality is not bad.Return to Guesthouse, Vutty already help booked tomorrow morning ticket and Sihanoukville.
Small dots that night to packing, we let Vutty call booked Happy Herb Pizza take-away as dinner. My Pineapple Shake look a bit strange, but the taste right. Abdominal pain in the middle of the night, but does not have a number of times the runs.DAY 8
January 6, 2006
Phnom Penh, Siem Reap------Sihanoukville
Four in the morning, and abdominal pain of waking, wake up and eat an Berberine.
6 hrs, Mekong Express small bus was already waiting at the door. Checkout Vutty, wanted to give his $ 5 tip has province. An old uncle gave us each a wallet, the Mountain God a scarf as a Memorial.Hazy on the bus a few hours sleep, 2 points to Phnom Penh.
Take the luggage as usual, see many aggressive drivers washed up, this time we learned that the Mountain God has not found an opening in the driver appears to be honest. When he learned that we're going to Sihanoukville is asking price of $ 80, relative to the LP said falls far short of the $ 20. He said that because of the distance in the afternoon on the past, the driver must stay there for one night, we adhere to the $ 20 didn't let go, he changed to say $ 2 sent us to the market, he is responsible for the helped us find a driver $ 30. We first get followed him to the Capital and g.s.t. Capital only two seats, g.s.t. car as early as 1 point and a half on the left. G.s.t. station there is a growing black guy at our drivers whispered a few words of riding moto ran away, the driver said he went to help us find drivers. Sure enough, after 10 minutes behind his back, have a look very dirty, shabby car plus a look like India's drivers, we have four people begin 3 hours of madness. The car handles are oil, gear broken tied with wire, see what is the speed, because the instrument is broken, but one thing is certain: we definitely are the 4th Road on the fastest! because we exceeded all of the car, we entered into a gas station refueling, has just been surpassed by a brand new Toyota Camry reached the white. Our drivers are not tight slowly bought cans of Red Bull and hit the road, in order to open the drink, but also to dispose of the dual-! we again over white Toyota, we no longer have the beginning of the nervous, excited wanted we are killed on the front of the car, at this point is not on the old open lab in the other lane. In spent three hours after we finally got the Jasmine Hotel Sihanoukville, Ochheuteal Beach end of Jasmine Hotel looks like a new hotel, only a seaview room is a foreigner couples long package, did not live on the ideal room kept small little brood.Evening on the beach, dinner of Green Leaf, very delicious BBQ Prawns, Fruit Shake a bit odd, may this
The people who do not know how to do it. On the way back to the hotel, a rise in the sky, the stars are flush we blink, and reminds me of childhood summer night in the number of stars in the downstairs, but now the city of children never see.DAY 9
2006 January 7
Sihanoukville
A natural sleep to wake up, go out to a 10 point 40 meters away from the beach, waiting for selling seafood Peddler's arrival.
Banana Shake, Fruit Salad (no dressing), crab, shrimp, mantis shrimp, steamed rice. Really wonderful brunch.Noon to hotel a bath, lie on the third floor of the platform in a book, cool mat I slowly have already gone to sleep.
The evening went yesterday saw someone playing with fire in the restaurant, it is a bit special, some foreigners playing billiard, night was put up jazz.
The playing with fire girl is doing business, saw someone comes by to chat will be washed up. If you have previously visited, she will not let you down. Put your bag snatched, you'll have to visit again. This was also a two ten-year-old inhabitants of the little girl and boy, it looks like the younger girl is playing with fire. May be a good-looking foreigner and long, they are able to speak more fluently in English. We ate dinner at the time a young foreigners, and playing with girls laughing while trying to go to the felt she was she dodged, so he went and her sister was having, the ten-year-old girl has also sat on his body. Then remembered in Cambodia are able to see public service ads: Sex with children is a crime!DAY 10
8 January 2006
Sihanoukville
As usual, and went to the big day, on the beach and eat seafood, occasionally want to eat so many local, their brothers and sisters will not be washed ashore from the sea and also to eat me?!
The midday sun is poison, but in the shadow of hiding is especially cool.
Looking ahead to the Indian Ocean horizon, drink a coke and a beer, think this mindless, no fee physical life! hehe, if you want the time and money!Mountain God went to the washroom, come back to us that a real joke.
He asked a sleep in a hammock on a Cambodian girl: "Where is the toilet?" “I am the toilet!”。 Curiosity I and small little jump up to see the see the mountain of God in the Cambodian women long what would it look like, you just pay attention to the side there are a lot of foreigners as long as they don't take their wife or girlfriend, that almost everyone will find the Cambodian women, many of the old man there will be 2-3 women around him, looked really make people feel sick.On the beach last supper went Green Leaf, because really can't stand the night than beef jerky to hard of beef.
BBQ King Prawn with curry soup, and consoled myself by the stomach.DAY 11
January 9, 2006
Sihanoukville-Phnom Penh
For security we chose to sit g.s.t. bus to Phnom Penh, although full than TAXI to spend an hour.
Total 245 km, make people feel some boring, dirty car let people miss the Mekong Express. Fortunately, the car begins to play VCD kill time, while the Cambodian language, but by the actors of body language or let me see. At a gas station after a break, thought this could be the tense of the elephant and martial arts films after reading. I didn't expect to just open up the rear will smoke shortly, sitting in the back row man holding something desperately to run under the car, a Cambodian girl even shoes are not a bare feet down. Drivers and car attendants will not communicate in English, it is virtually impossible. Then loosey silly waiting for an hour, there are no subsequent cars to meet us. 12 point Mountain God finally stopped into a van, that $ 15 us four to Phnom Penh and cant have four people in the back seat of the car. Counted, the original can seat 10 person van has installed 16 individuals. Along the way, always worried about our luggage will be decided from the car's tail in the fall out. Finally the Tonle Paragon Hotel next to, this is our last seen in Phnom Penh inadvertently. Because you do not want to go back to Shit Guesthouse, so chose here. Drivers although not English, and even through another translation to us for the fare of $ 40, from the station to the hotel in 5 minutes with his black heart to $ 25, you make a false story that his car into the downtown area to pay "protection money. Fortunately we had let him bring fares down $ 15, but still hiding but let unpleasant disagreements.Ate lunch just to catch up, just inside the Palace there is a pair of men and women go out to foreigners that are going to change my clothes.
They pointed to Earth rabbit said no, she wears a sleeveless dress. Seeing so many people never travels, visit the Palace also mentioned about wearing. Take out take scarf let Earth rabbit donned, janitor found particularly strict non-let flowers $ 3 buy their T-Shirt. The Palace was far from my imagination so well, there are many pigeon droppings. To indoor shoes, you'll have a group of people in the door shoes shoes are very lively. The only remaining point of silver Hall, inside the display of a Buddha is said to have a thickness of 2086 diamond. Ground covered with red carpet, can only seeThe door of a small area is laying in high and low of silver brick, try bare foot a few, there is nothing special.A little lost out from the Palace to see if it's still early and went to the nearby National Museum.
And we are many museums, the Museum exhibits are almost completely exposed, the majority are from the Angkor ruins acquisition to the Angkor, TABB cage Temple, King City, etc. A large ring found that Central open-air museum is a large garden, surrounded by some of the great Buddha, Buddha head in front of the seat can be used by the visitor to rest. And big round eyes of ASURA and the shadow, noting that the word next to it: Sit down, please! Let your friend compare about my facial expression and yours! Ask him, which one is the beautiful。 In such a serious environment Boren smile design quite unique. Special quiet garden, you may want to take long before long. Next to the couch of foreigners on their Buddha head lights, take the N number of photos. If you have time, the National Museum is worth a good place to slowly explore.Back to the hotel on the road began to abdominal pain, into the room had a medicine is down on the bed.
Hotel internal CCTV on Michelle Yeoh Richie Jen's flying eagle, walkie-talkie call small dots they look, I didn't think was just shout dinner they now completely tight plot attracted, hard to read only eat! climax finally arrived, but suddenly the movie on hold for a few minutes, and other screen reappears when is the next film. Four straight, named not fun. Go walk found Suki Suki Soup, and Master Soup looked like, but is not a home. In Cambodia and a stuffed! remember each of us in the pot on spent RMB200, wish in Shanghai can have delicious.DAY 12
10 January 2006
Phnom Penh---Shanghai FM834 ETD1830 ETA2330
Woke up thinking about today is going to go back home quite contradictory, that time is too fast, there are a lot of worthwhile.
Although every day enjoying the wonderful taste experience, but I still can't help thinking of the father's side. In the Hotel cafe next door to a very authentic ice coffee, a cup of coffee with a sweet ring is my big breakfast.From small to large has no interest in history, but this time in Cambodia trip in addition to dream of Angkor monuments, there is a wish: to go into the turbulent years in Cambodia.
"Khmer Rouge" what regime? in its rule of the people is how life? in Cambodia and the last day, visit the Tuol Sleng Museum became a priority. When turned into a Tuktuk lanes, bumpy road, narrow lanes immediately feel a bit scary. Spent $ 2 to buy tickets, find it necessary to spend $ 5 for a guided tour to give me and rabbit on earth history. Tuol Sleng Museum is the former Khmer Rouge prison, S-21 S-21 known as "21" in the Security Office. 1962 S-21 is called "Ponhea Yat" high school, 1976, was converted into a S-21 prison. The caretaker is a 14-year-old minors, these people are the most susceptible to control groups. The guide describes that prisoners are from different countries, including Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, India, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, but most still Cambodians. They are workers, farmers, engineers, teachers, students, monks, there are a lot of the entire family including kids become victims. According to statistics in the custody of the prisoner S-21 more than 1 million people, not including those who were killed by the children. In prison is Liberation, only seven survivors, one of the Tuol Sleng Museum became the first of the curator. Tuol Sleng Museum visit by one and a half hours, shocking about abound: training bar the door wide open, as is by the trial Chamber, a wide range of instruments of torture, and small cell, that one innocent victim's face. A France who made a documentary film, and every day 10 am and 3 pm in the Museum. Black and white images to bring back the inhuman, crying out to the families of the victims is creepy. From the Museum, outside the Sun is shining, turn around and finally took one look at the surrounding barbed wire, to languish in the souls pray silently.Back to the hotel and the bed of small dots and Rendezvous mountain gods to do the last shopping.
Central Market is very crowded, at home in the small shop and shuttle, just bought a scarf. Here compared to Siem Reap to cheap, but the choice is not very much. There are many "Tintin in Cambodia" T-Shirt is very cute, the asking price of $ 3. Last lunch point Italy face and banana shake, is delicious, but unfortunately less point, look at the Thai style next to the Earth rabbit noodles also couldn't help drooling.In order to avoid the peak, we check in early to the airport.
Wait for 2 hours, met interesting people: there are various and Cambodian female foreigners are, yiyixibie has the famous hark and his film crew, there are more like us people waiting to go home.Night in your own quilt beautiful Yosemite had a dream, the dream of me also in Wu
Colombia tour, turntables Angkor smile.PostScript
After coming back from Cambodia, answered most of my colleagues and friends are around on the Sunshine State's various queries, so in space, on some of their own series.
Because I want to let more people understand that once filled with suffering nation and learn about the impressive monuments. Also because I want to give their own leave copies of memory, in the future which day to pick up the mood, with my Fuji big fat and black again ran to it!(Sunrise at Sras Srang)
