March 12, 2006
March 12, 2006
That morning I tried to find something outside the tourist ghetto, ie away from the beggars but Jodi became impatient due to her hunger. It didn’t seem as easy here as it has been in small towns to find a little cart in a market to purchase cheap and delicious meals. This is a big city! So in our discouraged state we walked back to our hotel and ate at their restaurant under the awning. During breakfast a cat sized rat sauntered past paying neither me or Jodi any mind while we climbed on top of the furniture trying to avoid him. The hotel manager observed the whole scene and was embarrassed but unable to do a thing. Rats are just part of life here.
Later on we did the walking tour of Phnom Penh from the safety of our bicycles (the taxi drivers, panhandlers and street vendors ignore us when we are on bikes) and found our way to the Russian Market. I bought a pair of Levi Silver Tab jeans for $4.00 USD and Jodi picked up a pair of silk pants for $4 dollars. It seems many clothing manufacturers have facilities here and the employees skim the extras and sell them at the markets. Now I have something to wear in London in two weeks. That night we bought bus tickets to Sihanoukville because we both decided we had enough of PP.
That morning I tried to find something outside the tourist ghetto, ie away from the beggars but Jodi became impatient due to her hunger. It didn’t seem as easy here as it has been in small towns to find a little cart in a market to purchase cheap and delicious meals. This is a big city! So in our discouraged state we walked back to our hotel and ate at their restaurant under the awning. During breakfast a cat sized rat sauntered past paying neither me or Jodi any mind while we climbed on top of the furniture trying to avoid him. The hotel manager observed the whole scene and was embarrassed but unable to do a thing. Rats are just part of life here.
Later on we did the walking tour of Phnom Penh from the safety of our bicycles (the taxi drivers, panhandlers and street vendors ignore us when we are on bikes) and found our way to the Russian Market. I bought a pair of Levi Silver Tab jeans for $4.00 USD and Jodi picked up a pair of silk pants for $4 dollars. It seems many clothing manufacturers have facilities here and the employees skim the extras and sell them at the markets. Now I have something to wear in London in two weeks. That night we bought bus tickets to Sihanoukville because we both decided we had enough of PP.
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