Independence Monument, my hotel Villa Lanka and the National Institute of Education were both located nearby.
Crumbling French colonial architecture.
Restored French colonial architecture (On the same street).
Outside the Royal Palace.
Government building I believe.
Fresh fruits sprinkled wit chili sauce.
An elephant in traffic.
Whole big birds and whole little birds.
Inside the Foreign Correspondent's Club.
The mighty Mekong River.
A wall in front of my hotel with beautiful Khmer reliefs adorning it.
Elaborately ornate gate.
Lots of vegetation on the balconies of this apartment complex.
Another elaborate apartment complex.
Darrell at a French restaurant enjoying a late breakfast.
Darrell (my usual conference partner), with Jamiel and Shaun-two of my colleagues from Meiji University, who were also attending the conference.
Statue on the NIE campus.
The NIE campus-the rooms didn't have AC!
A temple?
So this is where food comes from: live chickens on the way to the chop block.
All I can say is - thank God I'm vegetarian. I'm sure that spared my guts the worst Phnon Penh cookery had to offer
Posted by: Shaun O'Dwyer | March 02, 2009 at 06:17 PM
Well, Darrell and Andy came out unscathed. Actually I quite like Cambodian food and know two good restaurants in Tokyo.
Posted by: MC | March 06, 2009 at 11:46 AM