Our Cambodia trip, as I mentioned, was really awesome. We did more on this vacation than we sometimes do, opting for adventurous riding, relaxing beaching and historical site visiting, all in various parts of the country. In order to not overwhelm readers with too much writing and too many photos, we are going to post in several 'installments'!
Today: Installment One, Phnom Penh
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We did not spend much time in the nation's capital, having only one full day before leaving on our motorcycle tour. But that one day was enough to give us a little taste of a city that is truly a marvel of contradictions. Bustling markets and quiet riverside walks, street traffic with tuk-tuks (motorcycle 'taxis') and Mercedes', luxury hotels and thatch huts...
We spent our day shopping at 'The Russian Market', about 4 km from our hotel. To get there, we took one of the most popular modes of transportation - a 'remorque-moto', also known as a tuk-tuk.
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[/caption]We then made our way, also by remorque-moto, to the trendy riverside area, where we took a boat ride along the Mekong. One side of the river featured the lovely Phnom Penh skyline, the other, little riverside huts/homes.
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[/caption][caption id="attachment_1436" align="alignnone" width="430" caption="Tracy across from Phnom Penh"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_1432" align="alignnone" width="430" caption="Catchin rays Tonle Bassac Phnom Penh "]
[/caption]You can't see it in the photos, but the boat ride was in quite a large boat, big enough for at least 30 people, but which we essentially rented for an hour for $10, and it was, we felt, an hour well-spent!
2 comments:
Loved the photos!
Brian - I really like the full beard ... lookin' good.
Very nice photos as always. Why is it called the Russian market? Did you buy anything cool?
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