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| The same
collection of photos is presented with a different organization
on both the before
and after
Angkor Wat pages. |
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Independence Monument.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: This Kodak sign shows Kmar, Chinese and English
information.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: This cute little girl posed smiling while her father
encouraged me to take her picture.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Art at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Art at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: These seven headed cobra statues are common throughout
the city.
Phnom Penh: Monkey at the Wat Phnom temple. They were running all over the
place, climbing in trees, entertaining/scaring the tourists.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: One of the main streets leading up to the Wat Phnom
temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: One of a tour grup planning a picture of the entrance
clock at the Wat Phnom temple. Note the big heavy camera the guy in the
foreground is toting.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Author at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Workmen making a new tiled walkway along the river;
some are quite young.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Demonstration of the proper way for a Buddhist monk to
crotch scratch.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: "No moto!"
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the ferryboat terminal prior to
the trip down river to Chao Doc Vietnam.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the ferryboat terminal. These were some kids
learning to throw a net.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the ferryboat terminal. One of the fast express
boats at the dock.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market. One of the Cyclo tri-shaws waiting
for someone to finish their shopping.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market. This is one of the outdoor cafes.
People select their food and then squat to eat it.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A minor Wat near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At a minor Wat near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At a minor Wat near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A view of the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A view of the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Another monument (stupa) near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Another monument near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: One of the express ferry boats waiting for its next
run.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Riverview from my hotel appropriately named the
Riverview Hotel.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Entrance to the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Fishermen along the riverbank.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Boats on the river Mekong.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice. At the first stop cows watched the entire operation.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice. At the first stop around lunch time people flocked to this little
food stand to buy fresh fruits and fried unimaginables.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice. The second time around played out like the first; about twenty
minutes pause.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we passed many stilted houses
like this one.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we passed many stilted houses
like this one.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we passed many stilted houses
like this one.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we passed many stilted houses
like this one.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we passed many stilted houses
like this one.
Phnom Penh again: View of the interior of my room in the luxury Amanjaya
Hotel my last day in the city before boating to Vietnam.
Phnom Penh again: View of the interior of my room in the luxury Amanjaya
Hotel my last day in the city before boating to Vietnam.
Phnom Penh again: View of the interior of my room in the luxury Amanjaya
Hotel my last day in the city before boating to Vietnam. This head watched
over me as I slept that last night in Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Looking west at sunrise.
Phnom Penh again: This is the Riverview Hotel's "kitchen." See how they
prepare food and wash the dishes. I discovered this reality after I had
checked out and moved to the Amanjaya.
Phnom Penh again: This is the Riverview Hotel's "kitchen." See how they
prepare food and wash the dishes. I discovered this reality after I had
checked out and moved to the Amanjaya.
Phnom Penh again: The city is decorated for the ASEAN Summit meeting being
held here this week.
Phnom Penh again: The city is decorated for the ASEAN Summit meeting being
held here this week.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Delivery truck.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Enjoying the river traffic.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Caught this cute kid watching me and his father
watching him... and encouraging me to snap a picture. |
  29
October - 1 November 2002
6-8 November 2002
Greetings from
Cambodia Hello from
Phnom Penh Cambodia, gateway the the world
famous Anchor Wat archeological site. I started my trip to see Anchor Wat
from here and then returned to plan the onward journey... so
that is the reason for two sets of dates... and two
identical sets of photographs... though organized
differently in each set.
NEED TO
DIVIDE THE TOTAL OF 156 PICTURES INTO TWO UNIQUE GROUPS FOR
THE TWO SEPARATE POSTCARD PAGES.
The first of my three nights
in the city was spent in the $20 Le President Hotel, but the
next day I shifted over to the much better $30 Riverview
Hotel before catching the fast Express Hydrofoil boat up the
river to Siem Reap near Angkor Wat. Need to add more anecdotes (ie. Limbless
beggar hit me with his stub when I declined to give
him money. Great newly opened hotel with magnificent view
of the river. Snakes in the grass keep sensible people off
the grass. Visit to the prison where skulls and photos of
the executed were on display. King's birthday celebration
festivities... )
Peace
Fred L Bellomy
Phnom Penh Cambodia: the coconut
vender at the old market.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: These seven
headed cobra statues are common throughout the city.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Barbed wire "fence" at the Tuol Sleng genocide
museum.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: This is my Cyclo driver for the trip to the
genocide museum. He followed me around like a puppy after I paid him
a whole dollar for an hour tour of the city.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Art at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Art at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Several vendors offered captive birds for
release.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Elephant at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Elephant ride at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: These seven headed cobra statues are common
throughout the city.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Unique stone walkway at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Little shrine at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Workmen making a new tiled walkway
along the river.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market. This is one of the outdoor cafes.
People select their food and then squat to eat it.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At another Wat near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A view of the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A view of the Kings Palace with a protecting dragon in
the foreground.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Dragon feet in front of the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: The king's guards at the entrance to the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A covered platform on the river opposite the Royal
Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: This is my Cyclo driver for the trip to the genocide
museum. He followed me around like a puppy after I paid him a whole dollar
for an hour tour of the city.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Boys in the ol' swimming hole.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Boats on the river Mekong.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: One of the ferryboats used by local people.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Boats on the river Mekong.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Monks along the river.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap I had several choices of
transportation: including a pickup truck like this one. Soft foreigners
often can bribe their way onto the seat next to the driver inside.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap I had several choices of
transportation: the bus I chose carried 37 passengers, occasionally had air
conditioning and good suspension. That is a good thing because the roads
during the first five hours were full of potholes; a very bumpy ride. The
seats were plenty wide for an infant; the rest of us needed a shoe horn to
squeeze into a seat with a partner. As usual, I bought two seats and only my
bag felt the cramped quarters. This is the first flat tire we had.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice. At the first stop these guys watched the entire operation.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice. This is the bus.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we stopped to fix flat tires
twice. This old lady squatted like this the entire time the driver and
helper worked to change the tire.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap we passed many stilted houses
like this one.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap our last stop for a "happy hour"
dumped us in a crowd of food sellers offering fried frogs and here fried
spiders... I kid you not.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the rear of the Riverview Hotel.
Phnom Penh again: View of the interior of my room in the luxury Amanjaya
Hotel my last day in the city before boating to Vietnam.
Phnom Penh again: View of the interior of my room in the luxury Amanjaya
Hotel my last day in the city before boating to Vietnam. All this for a mere
$70... more than my average budget, but worth it.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river. How about a
little fish for lunch?
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Our ferry boat (the bigger one) to Chaw Doc Vietnam at
the immigration post on the Cambodian side.
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Phnom Penh Cambodia: Independence Monument.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market. This is one of the outdoor cafes.
People select their food and then squat to eat it.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Giant portraits of the King and Queen are common here
in the capital city. October 31 is the King's birthday and a national day of
celebration.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Sign at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: One of the several shelves containing piles of victim's
skulls at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Pictures of the people before they were executed at the
Tuol Sleng genocide museum.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Entrance to the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Art at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Art at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Several vendors offered captive birds for release.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Close up of the unique stones used to make the walkway
around the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Entrance clock at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Entrance clock at the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Across the street from the Wat Phnom temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Workmen making a new tiled walkway along the river.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Workmen making a new tiled walkway along the river;
some aren't guys.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A lot of incense is burned in Southeast Asia.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Typical street scene along the river road.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market. This is one of the outdoor cafes.
People select their food and then squat to eat it. This lady specializes in
grilled fish.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: At the old market. This is one of the outdoor cafes.
People select their food and then squat to eat it.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Monument near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Monument near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Monument near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: A minor Wat near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Large park near the Kings Palace. I never saw anyone
walking on grass while here and later learned snakes hide in tall grass. I
hiked all over such grassy fields before I learned the reality.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Another monument near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Another monument near the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Another view of the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Royal road between the river and the the Kings Palace.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Tourist boats moored along the riverbank.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Some of the ferry boats waiting for their next run.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Festivities on the King's birthday.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Monk walking around the river area near his temple.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Boats on the river Mekong.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 1.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 2.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 3.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 4.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 5.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 6.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 7.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating to Vietnam. Panorama 8.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river. Even in the
crowded market motorbikes squeeze through, among shoppers.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river.
Phnom Penh again: Returning from Siem Reap this young lady insisted her
fried spiders were better that the other girl's.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river. People flock to
this seller with very fresh fish for sale.
Phnom Penh again: One of the street markets near the river. People flock to
this seller with very fresh fish for sale.
Phnom Penh again: View from my room in the luxury Amanjaya Hotel my last day
in the city before boating down the Mekong River to Vietnam. Looking west at
sunrise.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: When they take the festive banners down this is where
they put them.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Three on a motorbike is not uncommon in the city where
most of the traffic runs on two wheels.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Three on a motorbike is not uncommon in the city where
most of the traffic runs on two wheels.
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Four on a motorbike is not uncommon either!
Phnom Penh Cambodia: Telephoto view down the riverfront boulevard from my
fabulous hotel room in the Amanjaya Hotel. |
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