MissTtravels

Day 1

A long day travelling. Our flight left Sydney one hour late, but was quite pleasant. Vietnam Airlines. A bit disorganised, but the seats were roomy, the service nice and the food good.

Changed planes in Ho Chi Minh. Also chaotic. Arrived in Phnom Penh more or less on time. They have a new airport which is very pretty.

We are staying in a lovely hotel in a very cool part of town. All teak and pretty paintings. Really comfy.

Day 2

A really relaxing day. Breakfast in the hotel. Terrible tea., so we went along the road and had an excellent coffee.

A short trip in an auto (tuk tuk equivalent) to visit the famous Russian Market.

We wandered around the myriad stalls, selling everything from fresh fish to motorcycle parts and everything in between. The market covers acres.

Naturally I gravitated towards the silks and other glorious fabrics. Bought a couple of pieces…..no surprises there.

We also bought some gemstones from a nice lady called Mrs Mony. I hope I haven’t got too cocky from my gemstones-buying successes in India, but I think we got nice things at very good prices.

Back at the hotel, we had a lovely swim in the roof-top infinity pool, and lunch by the pool. Later, I had a one-hour foot massage while Ruth went off to get her nails done.

In the early evening, we met up with our tour group. We are 12 altogether. Mostly British. An American couple. All roughly our age and very pleasant. Our tour leader is called Sareth.

We were taken out to dinner at a restaurant on the Mekong River. Really great spot. Lovely Khmer food.

Home to bed…