Well, I am now in Phnom Penh the capital of Cambodia. Turns out I was not feeling well AGAIN last night so I skipped to concert. It was very hot and humid after it rained. I went to dinner and was sweating so much I could barely stand it.
I went to bed early for my 4:15 AM wake up. I slept pretty well but that is too early to get up. Turns out there is no traffic on the highway at 5 AM, so we got to the airport in about 20-25 minutes. Since I was in business class Thai Airways has a separate check in area that leads to fast-track immigration and then the lounge which was quite nice. The flight was nothing special. We left late because they were waiting for connection passengers. But the flight is only 50 minutes or so. Connected with my guide no problem. There was a 1000 year old Australian lady sitting next to me. She says this is her 11th visit to the country. She does some sort of humanitarian work, or as she called it "welfare". I didn't ask too many questions.
Cambodia is VERY different from Thailand. Much poorer, and the traffic is even more chaotic but somehow I haven't seen any crashes yet. There seem to be no real rules of the road. I got the driving tour of town and checked into the Intercontinental which is very nice. Then we visited the national museum which is mainly statuary from the Khmer empire. Then we visited the big stupa on the hill overlooking the city that is the marker for town. I guess it was built in the 1400s some time. Then we had lunch and the guys dropped me off back here for a little rest before a visit to the genocide museum and a film about the Khmer Rouge. I guess after that they will bring me back here to rest some more before we have dinner and they show me the evening/night-life.
There are lots of western tourists here. My guide is very nice but it takes some concentration to understand his accent.
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