Day 63 – 3/19 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

We had to wake up early to catch a 6:30 am flight from Siemreap to Phnom Penh. It was only a 30 minute flight. We visited the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum in Phnom Penh.

During the late 70’s, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge completely evacuated the entire city of Phnom Penh and moved about 1 million people to the country to become collective farmers. The city was a ghost town. Hard to believe. I’ll write more about the Khmer Rouge later.

After lunch, we had a 3-1/2 hour bus ride from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville to catch the ship. The ride was interesting because the bus would ride down the road’s centerline at 60 mph when there were only motor scooters going each way. The occasional cow or water buffalo also would intermittently decide to walk across the road.