November 28th: Phnom Penh - Siem Reap

 
Our bus journey from Phnom Penh to Siem Riep was fairly eventful, though it is a scrum when you arrive with all the people trying to get you into their choice of guest house. We found our own place by the river.
 

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Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
You can buy your tickets, catch the bus, browse the vendors and get your breakfast at the same crazy corner
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Planting as the water recedes
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
The march of technology
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Ruling party HQ
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Signs declaring political alliegance are everywhere (this one for the ruling CPP)...
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
...this for the main opposition
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
A couple of interesting loads...
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey...this one had better hurry
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
The old fashioned way to get about
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
We saw a number of bakery trucks, but I found it somehow disturbing to see a young Khmer girl sporting a t-shirt emblazoned with 1975
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Picture from Phnom Penh - Siem Reap journey
Siem Reap is one big building site
 
 

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