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Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 28th 2014

unser vermeintlich letzter tag in asien sieht nach dem frühstück etwas sight seeing for. nationalmuseum mit vielen schönen (buddha-) statuen aus den tempeln in angkor, die zum schutz übersiedelt wurden. wirklich spannend das mit unseren hintergrundbildern aus siem reap zu bewundern. oft sind uns die fehlenden statuen dort aufgefallen und jetzt sehen wir die letzten puzzle-teile zum khmer-gesamtkonzept. da der königspalast erst nachmittags öffnet, gehen wir ausgiebig in gut klimatisierter umgebung essen. die 35 grad in der sonne fühlen sich an, als würden wir gleich schmelzen und in einer asphaltritze verschwinden. gegangen wird in phnom penh, wie auch in ganz viet nam, zumeist auf der straße und nicht auf dem gehweg, weil der meist völlig mit mopeds zugeparkt ist, wenn er nicht auch als fahrstreifen missbraucht wird! zutritt zum königspalast wird mir mit langem rock und ... read more
viet nam denkmal ?!
royal palace
golden buddha wall

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 27th 2014

ein wunderbarer morgen in phnom penh nach einer wunderbaren nacht in unserem wunderbaren hotel führt uns zuerst zu kaffee und müsli bevor wir mit dem tuktuk ins tuol sleng museum (S21) fahren. es ist hart ähnlich furchtbare dinge, wie schon in viet nam, zu sehen und immer wieder den unmittelbaren vergleich zu unserer geschichte im zweiten weltkrieg vor augen gehalten zu bekommen. ein furchtbarer genozid unter den eigenen volksleuten, der mehr als ein viertel der gesamtbevölkerung zwischen 1975 und 1979 getroffen hat, wird uns viel zu anschaulich im tuol sleng, das noch dazu eine ehemalige schule ist, und in den killing fields, choeung ek, vor augen geführt. ich möchte gar nicht genau schreiben, was wir alles gesehen haben, aber ich war diesmal besser vorbereitet als in saigon… ich glaube aber, dass es wichtig ist so furchtbare ... read more
anna hat eingekauft
russian market
palace greens

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 26th 2014

nach dem frühstück verabschieden wir uns von bungalow und insel und dem verrückten französischen betreiber, danny, der uns wie gute freunde die letzten tage bewirtet hat. die bootsfahrt ist ruhig und sonnig, wir erreichen sihanoukville und alles geht nahtlos ineinander über: vom boot ins tuktuk, vom tuktuk in den bus. mit kleinem reiseproviant geht es nun auf nach phnom penh, der hauptstadt von kambodscha. goldene pagoden neben stinkenden müllbergen sowie security villen-komplexe neben schleimig-öligen flüssen sind ein gängiges bild auf dem weg durch die suburbs von phnom penh. unsere souvenirs von lonely beach, die mittlerweile unzähligen sumpffliegen bisse jucken sehr gemein und lassen (wenig übertrieben!) kaum einen zentimeter an rücken und oberarmen dippel-frei. es ist zum wahrhaften aus-der-haut-fahren! unser typisch asiatischer bus mit den schön bunten vorhängen und glitzer-num... read more
street image

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 22nd 2014

Thursday 6th March Phnom Penh presented itself as a relatively clean city, well laid out with wide streets. It was a surprise, as Cambodia is known as a poor country. Hoa discovered that the Royal Palace was closed for the morning so the agenda was rotated so we could go there in the afternoon. Our Cambodian guide is called Tra and he loaded us onto a bus at the wharf to head firstly for the S21 Detention Centre (Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum) and then on to the Killing Fields. Pol Pot was educated (to Uni level without getting a degree) who shunned publicity but was obviously a leader of men with charisma. His plan for Cambodia was horrendous! The S21 Detention Centre was a former school converted into a prison primarily ... read more
Cambodian Massed Grave
Temporary Mekong Bridge (rebuilt every year)
Anyone for fertile duck egg?

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 11th 2014

Today I would be meeting my Aunt who I have not seen since I was about 2 and her children (My cousins) whom I have never met face to face. I did a walk around the neighborhood with a hostelmate and kept getting called by Tuk Tuk drivers. One of the things that have changed about Cambodia over the last decade is the proliferation of tuk tuk drivers who call out to all the tourists at all times. If you walk down the street of Siem Reap or Phnom Penh you will be asked many times. Anyway we were looking for a place that she had heard about but when we got there it was not opened so we just headed back to the hostel. Around 9AM I got on a Tuk Tuk and gave the ... read more
Relative's Pet Store
My Young Cousins
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Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 10th 2014

Waking up that morning at 6AM I showered and packed as quietly as I could. I went downstairs and took a Tuk Tuk to the transport company that would take me to the capital. I had gotten advise from the hostel to take a van to capital because it was faster. BAD ADVICE. It was a 12 seat van and I managed to grab a window seat and shortly after 7AM we were on our way. The other van passengers were all Cambodian nationals and was not really built for tourists. It was fairly crowded and the air conditioning did not work that well. Once the van got going I wished I had went with the Giant Ibis bus instead. I did not put this incident on my facebook daily blog but on the way out ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 7th 2014

Good Bye Vietnam! Even with a year on the road to play with you soon discover that the world is a very big place and if you want to experience a chunk of it, well then you're going to have to pull up stakes as much as you're enjoying the place in which you find yourself. We headed to Cambodia via the Mekong River crossing in Chau Doc, Vietnam. We've covered Chau Doc ad nauseum in previous blogs so I'll be brief. Karen and I had been through Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta at least a half dozen times before but as it was Karlie's first visit we showed her the high points of town. Like the fish market and the fruit market and the scene on the Mekong where women row sampans across the ... read more
1st Night In Phnom Penh
Breakfast Over Phnom Penh
Giang and Mike

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh April 1st 2014

Our Malaysia airlines flight to KL was successful in that we did not disappear. We then flew to Phnom Penh to start our journey through SE Asia arriving on 1/04/14. The weather was a bit of a shock - everyday is approximately 35-40C and about 90% humidity. We have been told that as this is the month prior to the rainy season it is the hottest. And although there seems to be plenty of tourists around we're told that this is far less than the peak season of the last few months. Our first impressions of Cambodia and Phnom Penh are that the people within the tourist industry are more in-your-face than Nepalese people but very quick to smile and laugh. As with most places in the world (Australia included), taxi drivers (Tuk tuks in the ... read more
Garden at the Silver Pagoda

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh March 10th 2014

So 5 days into Cambodia and it had been all fun and games. We had had a great time in Seim Reap and were headed off to Phnom Penh. After arriving in in PP after a pretty bad 7 hour bus trip, some of that pain was defiantly self inflicted we get to our hotel. We didn’t get the room that we booked and I got a bit cranky. I was super tired and sore from the bus ride and I was starting to come down with a cold. I wanted my bath. We didn’t have a bath. I kinda cracked it for a wee bit, but then got over it. We had organized the tuk tuk driver to pick us up again the next day to take us out to the killing fields. We headed ... read more
Chemical storage
Photo of the bones
First mass grave

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh March 5th 2014

It has been a week extreme highs and lows. I thought the previous blog might be my last but I think now I'm in for at least two more. The Intl. Women's Day Bike-a-Thon has been quite an experience. Everything that I thought would happen has not and everything I thought would not happen has. The short story is that the bike-a-thon is now a carnival at the university because there are opposition protests scheduled for Saturday and we can't have our students on the street. They are expecting 10 - 20k. We will still be able to accomplish the same things--raising awareness of child sex trafficking and teaching our students to care about those other than themselves. I'll give more details on the entire process once it is behind me but something else is driving ... read more




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