Back in Phnom Penh
Well, we ended up at an Indian / Khmer / Western restaurant last night. Kelly had a spicy chicken sandwich, and I had a curry pizza. Although it was pizza, it was still quite foreign in flavor (the topping was cheese and Khmer chicken curry with green beans; very good).
At the market we found some really cool teapots that were too unique to pass up, so we got them. They are a little heavy but we needed to expand into a new bag anyway. Now we are trying to find out if it is worth it to ship them home or not.
Nothing more to say about the night...the bus ride this morning was really long. Almost 8 hours thanks to 2 hours of traffic outside the city. But, we did get back just in time to check into our hotel, and go to the market to pick up my new suit and Kelly’s new dress. The dress is Kelly’s own design. The suit on the other hand was Armani’s design; you can see Jack Black wearing it on the cover of last months GQ magazine if you are wondering what it looks like. Regardless of what way you look at it, the price was dirt cheap...just over $100 for the suit, and on first inspection the quality is top notch...it even fit perfectly when I tried it on, no need for modifications.
Going to find dinner now. We don’t know what’s out there, hopefully something good.
A few side notes:
Someone asked if things are really inexpensive here as they seem from my posts.
They are. Meals generally run around $8 for the both of us. Accommodations around $20 (average, sometimes much less, rarely more). Transport from point to point in the city runs about $2. Transport from city to city is usually about $10 if you want to ride in great comfort (ac, bathroom, big seats) and will only be $13 to get from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh city. Gifts are cheap too. Gold costs about 50% what it does in the states, silver is even less expensive. A new T-shirt costs $3 and dress shirts $5. It does add up, but we are still very close to on budget.
One of the other interesting things both our guide and driver commented on when they saw the pictures of Boston were all the tall buildings. In Siem Reap, there are only two reasons to build buildings as large as the ones in Boston; either its a hotel, or a tourist attraction. They were both impressed with how many hotels we had in Boston when they saw buildings like the Pru and Hancock Tower.
One final note, the mornigns in Siem Reap were quite chilly. When we were driving around, it was cold enough that we wished we had our coats; probably as low as 50 with wind chill. I know it’s probably a bit colder than that at home, but it’s very cold for the people here.
Bye for now.
Tim
At the market we found some really cool teapots that were too unique to pass up, so we got them. They are a little heavy but we needed to expand into a new bag anyway. Now we are trying to find out if it is worth it to ship them home or not.
Nothing more to say about the night...the bus ride this morning was really long. Almost 8 hours thanks to 2 hours of traffic outside the city. But, we did get back just in time to check into our hotel, and go to the market to pick up my new suit and Kelly’s new dress. The dress is Kelly’s own design. The suit on the other hand was Armani’s design; you can see Jack Black wearing it on the cover of last months GQ magazine if you are wondering what it looks like. Regardless of what way you look at it, the price was dirt cheap...just over $100 for the suit, and on first inspection the quality is top notch...it even fit perfectly when I tried it on, no need for modifications.
Going to find dinner now. We don’t know what’s out there, hopefully something good.
A few side notes:
Someone asked if things are really inexpensive here as they seem from my posts.
They are. Meals generally run around $8 for the both of us. Accommodations around $20 (average, sometimes much less, rarely more). Transport from point to point in the city runs about $2. Transport from city to city is usually about $10 if you want to ride in great comfort (ac, bathroom, big seats) and will only be $13 to get from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh city. Gifts are cheap too. Gold costs about 50% what it does in the states, silver is even less expensive. A new T-shirt costs $3 and dress shirts $5. It does add up, but we are still very close to on budget.
One of the other interesting things both our guide and driver commented on when they saw the pictures of Boston were all the tall buildings. In Siem Reap, there are only two reasons to build buildings as large as the ones in Boston; either its a hotel, or a tourist attraction. They were both impressed with how many hotels we had in Boston when they saw buildings like the Pru and Hancock Tower.
One final note, the mornigns in Siem Reap were quite chilly. When we were driving around, it was cold enough that we wished we had our coats; probably as low as 50 with wind chill. I know it’s probably a bit colder than that at home, but it’s very cold for the people here.
Bye for now.
Tim
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6:58 AMI hope you two are going for the big seats --- a/c --- and toilets on the 8 hour+ bus rides --- can't wait to see you in your suit --- and Kelly in her dress --- I hope you can post a pic sometime soon ---
Keep the posts coming --- Dad
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