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Phnom Penh, this place was not exactly normal. As you can see, it was one of the most beautiful cities I've been to. You can see the French influence everywhere in the architecture, the food, and the coffee. Short, strong, and black. The location at the confluence of the Tonle and Mekong rivers offers great views. It also has it's darker side and it is very in your face. Plenty of beggars, child prostitution, and crime. It's hard not to think about the past history of Phnom Penh. The population of Phnom Penh in 1975 was 2,000,000 and it is currently just over 800,000. The Khmer Rouge completely evacuated Phnom Penh shortly after it fell on April, 17 1975. More history in the S-21 and Killing field pics. When we arrived in Phnom Penh, we decided a hotel with a river front balcony would be nice. This was the view outside out first hotel room. Not to shabby for $20 a night. We soon figured it out. Directly below us was an all night club, and as the sun set, the hookers came out. This is a picture from the Foreign Correspondence Club or FCC to our first room. I wish it would have turned out better, but I'm sure you get the pictures. We were checked out of this hotel within 30 minutes. The bars clubs in Phnom Penh The bar seen seems to be located in the downtown area or the lakefront. We probably visited a dozen bars in the downtown area including, Shanghai, Howie's, the Cantina, and several unmemorable others. All of these bars had plenty of girls working, which get old pretty quick. The one are in the downtown area that was liked was the Foreign Correspondence Club or FCC. This place was a bit pricy for Cambodia, but the food was outstanding, it offered spectacular views, and no hookers!! The lakefront area of Phnom Penh is a typical stinky western back-packer area. Plenty of cheep beer, western fare, drugs, and scammers. We found all of the bar here free of hookers and most had quite nice lake front views. We even had a proper English dinner of Bangers and Mash according to Francis. We did have a nice time in Phnom Penh, but were ready to leave after 2 days. After seeing the sights, the harshness of the city was being to wears on person. |
