Final stop - Phnom Penh

As always we decide to book the earliest bus there is and have the most terrible night sleep the night before and therefore wish we could have a lie in.

Cambodian drivers are just mental and I soon realised this was because most of them are either drunk or drugged up... Anyway, the journey wasn't too bad, for once the bus wasn't heaving and, although there were a couple of close shots, we didn't die so I feel I need to be thankful. 😁 We went straight to our hostel and chilled out for a while before heading out. After grabbing some lunch we headed to CINA Travel Agency to sort out our visa. As we've heard so many incredible things about Vietnam we've decided to apply for the 3 month visa just in case we decide to stay more than a month. And wow, I recommend this company to anyone, super efficient, super polite and cheaper than going to the embassy, oh and they gave us sweets! Although they said it would take two days to process the visa it was done by 5:30pm the next day! Fantastic! We then went for a wander round Wat Phnom, along the Riverside, to the old and night market, bought my 4th pair of cheap crappy sunglasses (fingers crossed they will last this time!) and then wandered down the river in search of dinner. We decided to go to a noodle place that made the noodles fresh in front of you. The experience was pretty cool but the sauce on the noodles was non descript. So a bit of a disappointing end to the day but a lovely day anyway ☺️

Last night we both had a terrible night sleep so had a bit of lie in. Then we hired a tuk tuk and went to S21 and the Killing Fields. I'm not going to write much here but please take some time to research them and the history of Cambodia. I just can't believe the history of this country and how it all only happened in 1974 and even then countries like the UK still supported the Khmer Rouge in spite of the mass genocide of men, women and children, who they were and the lack of care for the Cambodian people. All they cared about was money and all the western countries cared about was money. Truly embarrassing.

When we got back we picked up our Vietnam visas and passport, visited the central market, bought some scummy longan berries for snacks and had the scrummiest dinner in a while. Grilled mackerel, fried garlic prawns and stir fried rice ☺️ God I've missed mackerel!!!!!

We had another awful night sleep so let's just say our tempers were a little short until after breakfast/ brunch. We decided to head to the Grand Palace, but found it shut for lunch which also didn't help matters. It was hot, we were bothered and I sat down unknowingly next to some bird poop and dipped my hand in it. We had to sit in shade to calm down for a while... Hehe the rest of the day was great though!! We wandered down the river Tonle Sao to where it meets the Mekong, saw a couple of monuments, splashed out on a make your own salad bowl (super yummy), got a free coffee from the cafe, went to Le Moon Rooftop bar drinking expensive cocktails while learning Vietnamese, picked up our free Angkor beers that we won and then ate roasted duck on the street. Overall a very expensive but good day. Tomorrow, Vietnam!!Read more