Karaoke Torture...
Hey guys!
First of all, as promised in my last Post, some warm greetings from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh!
Actually, it doesn't seem to be a capital city at all. Perhaps it is because I already associate skyscrapers with capitals. Well, I am here right now and I can say that what I see is so different to the places I have been before...
Ok, let's start with some facts about the way to PP and today, the 20th of April 2006:
Yesterday-Karaoke-Bus-Inferno
Actually, at this day it wasn't that much going on. After another very earlier wake up, we decided to take the first Bus to Phnom Penh to not loose too much time in our tight 10 day time table. Hmmm, but then it seemed that the bus driver did not agree with our plans at all and came one hour too late! Ok nevermind-he came! Hey, but six hours of hardcore karaoke directly in front of our seat is just too much!!! Oh, I forgot: One "ancient" and worst dubbed Jackie Chan movie ever was in between the four karaoke DVD's! And additionally, we booked a more expensive bus with air-con to not sweat like hell all the way long, but once again felt a little cheated myself by the bus company while having almost 45 degrees inside the cabin...
Well, we survived and after a couple of hours we finally reached our destination Phnom Penh.
Due to the fact that it was already afternoon and we really enjoyed the shower after the bus trip very long, it was almost too late to see anything at PP. We just had a walk through the old town and the former french district with its old colonial buildings-very beautiful...
Today-some depressing impressions
I know that two days are simply not enough to find out about the way of living in PP, but we had to try to see as much as possible in a few hours. Well, and what to see in PP? I guess the same what comes into your mind when you think about Cambodia for the first time!
We took a Tuk-Tuk for a whole day ride around PP and had our first stop at the "Killing Fields", which are, in my opinion, at least one place you have to see when you are in Cambodia. Although it sounds quite like a greed for sensations when you hear about the places of death and torture which are offered in tourist tours, but it really is a thing you have to do during your stay to find out about the cruel history of Cambodias former Pol Pot regime. And believe me it is really hard to describe or even to understand when you visit those places-especially when you see the peaceful countryside that surrounds the mass graves...
After that we went to the Toul Sleng Museum which actually is a former High School and was 'mis'used as a prison and place of torture during the Red Khmer regime. Hard to desribe...really hard!
,,,
Well, I need to take a deep breathe and will let this day go by, before we head to Kampot and Bokor National Park tomorrow!
See you then...
First of all, as promised in my last Post, some warm greetings from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh!
Actually, it doesn't seem to be a capital city at all. Perhaps it is because I already associate skyscrapers with capitals. Well, I am here right now and I can say that what I see is so different to the places I have been before...
Ok, let's start with some facts about the way to PP and today, the 20th of April 2006:
Yesterday-Karaoke-Bus-Inferno
Actually, at this day it wasn't that much going on. After another very earlier wake up, we decided to take the first Bus to Phnom Penh to not loose too much time in our tight 10 day time table. Hmmm, but then it seemed that the bus driver did not agree with our plans at all and came one hour too late! Ok nevermind-he came! Hey, but six hours of hardcore karaoke directly in front of our seat is just too much!!! Oh, I forgot: One "ancient" and worst dubbed Jackie Chan movie ever was in between the four karaoke DVD's! And additionally, we booked a more expensive bus with air-con to not sweat like hell all the way long, but once again felt a little cheated myself by the bus company while having almost 45 degrees inside the cabin...
Well, we survived and after a couple of hours we finally reached our destination Phnom Penh.
Due to the fact that it was already afternoon and we really enjoyed the shower after the bus trip very long, it was almost too late to see anything at PP. We just had a walk through the old town and the former french district with its old colonial buildings-very beautiful...
Today-some depressing impressions
I know that two days are simply not enough to find out about the way of living in PP, but we had to try to see as much as possible in a few hours. Well, and what to see in PP? I guess the same what comes into your mind when you think about Cambodia for the first time!
We took a Tuk-Tuk for a whole day ride around PP and had our first stop at the "Killing Fields", which are, in my opinion, at least one place you have to see when you are in Cambodia. Although it sounds quite like a greed for sensations when you hear about the places of death and torture which are offered in tourist tours, but it really is a thing you have to do during your stay to find out about the cruel history of Cambodias former Pol Pot regime. And believe me it is really hard to describe or even to understand when you visit those places-especially when you see the peaceful countryside that surrounds the mass graves...
After that we went to the Toul Sleng Museum which actually is a former High School and was 'mis'used as a prison and place of torture during the Red Khmer regime. Hard to desribe...really hard!
,,,
Well, I need to take a deep breathe and will let this day go by, before we head to Kampot and Bokor National Park tomorrow!
See you then...
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