We have made it to Siem Reap, where we spent a day doing as close to nothing as is humanly possible. (Three of the five of us slept through the free breakfast; to spare us embarrassment, I will not say how late breakfast is served.) I have a cold. Katrina has a cold. Leah thinks she might be getting a cold. You get the picture. This is a perfect time to rest in a nice hotel, complete with swimming pool and outdoor patio.
We spent several days in Phnom Penh, which is a fun blend of old and new, made all the more remarkable when one considers what this country has been through in the past 30 years.
We had dinner and drinks (2 for the price of 1) at the Foreign Correspondents Club, the place journalists used to hang out during the Vietnam War. Not hard to imagine the Somerset Maugham types drinking here in the French colonial days either: a big open veranda overlooking the water, high ceilings with fans whirring, oversized bar.
The tonic prevents malaria; the limes protect against scurvy. In many ways, it's irresponsible NOT to drink gin and tonics.
From Phnom Penh, we took a boat seven hours up the Tonle Sap River to Siem Reap. I did this once before with students. It's an extraordinary way to watch the country go by, particularly the rural areas that depend on the river.
We spent several days in Phnom Penh, which is a fun blend of old and new, made all the more remarkable when one considers what this country has been through in the past 30 years.
We had dinner and drinks (2 for the price of 1) at the Foreign Correspondents Club, the place journalists used to hang out during the Vietnam War. Not hard to imagine the Somerset Maugham types drinking here in the French colonial days either: a big open veranda overlooking the water, high ceilings with fans whirring, oversized bar.
The tonic prevents malaria; the limes protect against scurvy. In many ways, it's irresponsible NOT to drink gin and tonics.
From Phnom Penh, we took a boat seven hours up the Tonle Sap River to Siem Reap. I did this once before with students. It's an extraordinary way to watch the country go by, particularly the rural areas that depend on the river.
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