March 2008 latest Cambodia Laos travel plus one of Phnom Penh impression Raiders

3 month, select a long distance trip.

Destination is Cambodia and Laos, Mekong River flows through the country. Experience the high-temperature bakes and there are many unknown test, but in this section of the journey was again and again touched and harvest, have become full.

Plan routes are: Shanghai--Phnom Penh-Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)--color-4-us Island-Vientiane — wanrong-Luang Prabang-Kunming Nanjing.

This trip, spend a little money, eat simple refreshing food, try to use their feet to measure and understand the rigors of strange city, and gradually become familiar with the last to leave.

The next time I will use a series of forms that take this journey of impressions and pictures to share with you, let us use your heart to see the world, go!

Phnom Penh impression

Who likes to hold a World Atlas, you can see a quiet afternoon, reciting the map above those of the State and capital one, this is the childhood I most like to do.

It was hoped that one day you can go to feel those sunny on the map.

Cambodia, a name is not strange, initiate this country, people always put poverty and backwardness, has not been cleared of mines, and so on Lenovo together.

Indeed, modern Cambodia, troubled, volatile, particularly brutal and bloody civil war, the Khmer Rouge was introduced to the country, to the national rule of centralization brought an unprecedented disaster.

However, perhaps you may know, in 1000 years ago Angkor dynasty reign, Cambodia was at that time, the region's economic center, busy for a while, even to the 1950s, the capital Phnom Penh, also known as the East of Paris, France colonial fine European style building.

In Cambodia, before doing this country for the worst, even feel at risk, however, when the aircraft arrived in Phnom Penh International Airport, I saw in the impression of being subversive, my eyes start to feel a real Cambodia.

Phnom Penh airport, although small but in good order, all the above have a Chinese identity, very convenient.

Out of the airport, a unit of heat waves on me immediately. 3 month of Phnom Penh, daytime temperatures can reach 35, 6 degrees, nor cool at night. Sit on TAXI, toward the scheduled GUESTHOUSE, I gently, Phnom Penh, I came.

Phnom Penh is a big city, arrival of the first morning, full street motorcycle is Phnom Penh to my initial impressions.

Because there is no public transport systems in cities, people's travel is basically to motorcycle and bicycle, for newcomers to me to see such a scene, or has been shaken up.

The main attractions to Vaux Ong Temple, the Royal Palace, silver Temple and independence monument.

Select a comparative map with foot, towards a destination. Sultry weather on physical strength is a huge challenge, but because the sight of clean sky and the clouds, the mood becomes comfortable.

Spent a whole day to feel Phnom Penh, second-day ride to visit the attractions-Cambodia-Siem Reap.

Sleep in a small hotel in Phnom Penh, in trance is convinced that I'm really here.

Raiders:

Visa: visa to Cambodia is very easy.

Cambodia Consulate is located in Shanghai tianmu road, 253, A Sapphire building 12th floor

Prepare materials: photocopies of passports, passports, identity cards and Home copy, 2 2 inch white passport photos, fill out an application form, 310 Yuan fee.

Before sending in, the next day at 4 p.m. you can get.

Ticket: I buy is Shanghai Airlines direct flight to Phnom Penh.

FM833 2000/2310 (local time)-difference than an hour of China's slow. Flight distance 35 km, 4 hours of flight time. Ticket price (including tax one-way) 2350

Accommodation in Phnom Penh: I am ahead in online via mail contact nice NICE GUESTHOUSE, just next to the famous CAPITOL 3, buy to Siem Reap's bus is convenient.

NICE GH website: www.niceguesthouse.com

E-mail address: nice_gh209@yahoo.com

Single room double room 8 dollars, 10 dollars.

There is air conditioning, hot water, TV, service attitude is very good.

Address: N209E Street 107 drivers know

Because the aircraft was 11 pm to Phnom Penh, so only a taxi to GH, now price, unified price 9 dollars, not before 7 dollars.

The Palace of tickets to 25000 Riel, approximately $ 6.25.

Volodymyr urn Temple tickets $ 1

Purchase souvenirs, suggested going to the Russia market, there can be many selected varieties, Cambodia's water cloth 3 dollars a piece, very effective, Lao will become 10 dollars a piece.

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 4000 real dollars in Cambodia is very common, change the amount of time to less than 1 us $ locals find give you real

Live in NICE GH easy is next to you can buy a CAPITOL TOUR company to Siem Reap's ticket, price, $ 4.5.

However compared to Mae public express (MEKONG EXPRESS) 10 dollars cheaper tickets.

Capitol tour to Siem Reap for trips of 7: 30-8: 30-10: 15 12: 00 13: 30 14: 15

6 hours by car, parking break twice

Drinking water 1500ML General around the $ 0.5 can buy everywhere.

Fried rice prices probably 1.5 — two dollars or so

In Phnom Penh tours can walk, you can also find TUKTUK car TUKTUK General 3

Dollars or so. If two people can play Mo 's, unified price 2 USD. You can buy an LP of the Chinese version of Cambodia, watching the above map their own routes.

Note that the Royal Palace at noon from 11 o'clock on the afternoon of 14 points to rest, so reasonable arrangements for the visit of the time, don't delay your trip.

Considerations on Phnom Penh is so much, I would note that continue to supplement

(Royal Palace of the Kings)

(Silver Temple)

(Independence monument)

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