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Tuol Sleng prison cells Cambodia

Cambodia: S21, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Date: 11 May, 2018

We began our morning visiting the infamous “Killing Fields” — Choeung Ek genocidal center. It wasn’t a pleasant place but it’s what most foreign tourists coming to Phnom Penh see without fail. Well, that and S21 — the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum — which is where we were headed next.

Phnom Penh trike bridge
We asked the tricycle taxi driver to drop us off at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum next
Phnom Penh countryside
We were going back the same way we came
Phnom Penh highway Cambodia
This is Chamkar Doung Street
Cambodia riding opposite direction
Another reminder Cambodia is no better than India — yes, our driver was riding in the opposite direction of traffic
Tuol Sleng Genocide museum entry fee
We had a quick lunch from an eatery nearby and then entered the Tuol Sleng genocide museum

Entry costs $8 per adult with an audio guide. It’s $5 without the audio guide device.

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Phnom penh night market

Cambodia: Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh Night market

Date: 10 May, 2018

After arriving in Phnom Penh in the morning (and oversleeping) we stepped out in the evening to see our surroundings. I chose to stay at Khavi Villa because it was close to Mekong river and the promenade that lines it.

Phnom Penh park at night
The areas by the promenade are all well developed with public parks, hotels and most of the development appears fairly new.
Phnom penh roads night
I went out with my Canon 7D as I felt I could get better shots at night using my DSLR than my phone
Phnom penh river promenade night
The promenade goes by the name of Sisowath Quay
Large orange street stall Phnom Penh
You have street vendors selling all sorts of food and snacks. These are pomelo — Koh Trong in Cambodia is famous for producing these giant grapefruits
Mekong river promenade Phnom Penh
The stretch is 3kms long and is a popular hangout for locals
Sisowath quay at night
We walked down the promenade looking for an area with a lot of food stalls.
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Flying over Phnom Penh Cambodia

Cambodia: Arriving in Phnom Penh

Date: 10 May, 2018

Yeah, I know. I’m late to get started on this trip series. Let’s just say 2018 was busy work-wise… and this blogger was a bit lazy, “personal-wise”. This journey didn’t begin in Cambodia. It began in Chiang Mai (Thailand) where I met up with my girlfriend, who was attending a work conference there. After spending a few days showing her the sights in my favourite city in Thailand, attending a Thai cooking class, doing the Golden Triangle tour (my second time), we went to Bangkok and then took an Air Asia flight from Don Mueang airport early in the morning.

Don Muang airport check-in
Don Mueang airport was sooooooo noisy, mostly because of the hordes of Mainland Chinese (package) tourists! Especially those flying to the smaller Chinese cities

Our flight to Phnom Penh was an Air Asia flight. We checked in using the self-service machines and managed to check-in our bags slightly quicker than those who hadn’t checked-in online.

Tip: This is my first time flying out of Don Mueang airport and didn’t know it would be this crowded this early in the morning. So best to check-in on online before arriving at the airport.

Don Muang airport immigration
Don Mueang was Bangkok’s old international airport. When Suvarnabhumi opened in 2006, Don Mueang got used mostly for domestic flights and then later became a hub for budget airlines like Air Asia, Nok Air and more. You have many international flights to & from Don Mueang nowadays.
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