Their breakfast menu. Luckily it's not just toast & coffee.
My beef noodle soup & grape juice. The noodles were delicious & I liked the soup.--Wat Phnom--
If you had watched the latest season of Amazing Race, then you should be able to recognise the pit stop for the Cambodia leg. Wat Phnom was located on a small hill, and it marked the legendary founding place of Phnom Penh.
The pagoda at Wat Phnom.
We found a Chinese temple too. Forgot to note which deity the temple was dedicated to.
Wat Phnom is famous for the monkeys, and on our way to take a look at them, there were quite a few child beggars who followed us and begged for money. Well, it's quite annoying la, but just ignore them will do. (Have to get use to the kids as we will meet a lot of them throughout the trip).
--Choeung Ek Memorial a.k.a The "Killing Field"--
Choeung Ek Memorial is 15km southwest of Phnom Penh. Like Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, this place is linked to the Khmer Rouge regime. The killing field is the place where the prisoners were executed and dumped into dozens of mass graves. This is the entrance to the killing field.
About 20,000 people including foreigners were executed here. There were 129 mass graves and about 8000 human skulls & long bones at the site. The human skulls & long bones were placed neatly in this memorial stupa in the pic above. You could see the skulls clearly from the four sides of the pagoda through glass panels. Out of respect, I did not take any pics of the skulls.
The location of the "Truck Stop". The trucks carrying prisoners from Tuol Sleng Prison & other places in the country would stop here, and the prisoners would either be lead to execution or detained in nearby prisons.
"Magic Tree". A loudspeaker was hung on the tree so that it could produce a louder sound to cover the moans & cries of victims when they were being executed.
The pit holes were the mass graves of the victims. We also found quite a number of Chinese graves in the field too. I think this place used to be a Chinese cemetery before it was transformed to an execution ground.
This is the "Killing Tree" where the executioners beat the children against the tree.
The mass grave of more than 100 women & children victims. Most of them were found naked.
A mass grave of 166 victims without heads.
This mass grave use to contain 450 victims' corpses! Omg~
A map showing the locations of various buildings, and highlighted mass graves etc. Do u see dotted lines on the right of the pic? That plot of land has mass graves which are not dug out yet.
This was the location for the Chemical substances storage room.The former prison of Choeung Ek has been renovated and became a museum showing lots of pictures, texts & a showcase of the costumes the prisoners wore during that time. Like Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, there were also pictures of skulls, which were examined for cause of death. We managed to watch a short documentary about the discovery of the mass graves & other related stuffs about the Khmer Rouge regime.
--Phsar Toul Tom Poung (Russian Market)--
Russian Market is the best place for tourists to buy souvenirs. The marketplace was crampy and dark. Many shops are selling the similar stuffs, so make sure u compare prices before you buy. The girls bought a lot of shawls, some purses & handbags. E.W, Aunt Jo & HM were the bargaining queens. Lolz! E.W's "Bye Bye bargaining strategy" was effective. Many shopkeepers would agree on our offered prices after we decided to leave. Lolz~~~
The food stalls in the market.--L'Atelier Cafe--
This cafe is opened by a French couple (wife is French-Chinese though). Though the cafe got a French name, the cafe's deco & furnishing were very oriental. We had a tea session here after failing to locate another cafe near Russian Market.
My iced Peach tea, which was tasteless to me. Unhealthy Ching prefers Peach Tea with sugar. Lolz!
A few of us ordered crepes with ice cream. The crepes here were very soft like prata skin.--Central Market & Sorya Shopping Centre--
We were back at Sorya again. Aunt Jo & the girls wanted to buy Jackfruit chips from the supermarket. Haha!
Managed to take a clear pic of the dome-shaped Central Market.--Lunch @ Master Suki Soup--
Do not assume the restaurant sells Japanese cuisine. Suki Soup is probably a term for Thai-styled steamboat.
View of Phnom Penh & Mekong River from our seats in the restaurant. It's clearer to see the Mekong now.
The individual ingredients for Suki Soup were expensive, so we ordered other food in the menu. Their food choices were quite Chinese to me. This was my roasted duck with green noodles & coconut drink.
Fried squids...After our lunch, we decided to return to Royal Inn for a rest, before coming out for dinner. It was a public holiday so the streets were crowded during evening time. In order to avoid traffic jam & mass crowds, we could not visit the riverfront area along Sisowath Quay.
--Tuk Tuk 兜风记--
HM & SC loved to the Tuk Tuks, and little did we know that we would be paying the tuk tuks for nothing. Lolz~ I will tell you why.
We hired two tuk tuks to bring us to a nearby restaurant which was well known for organic & vegan food. The pic above showed the crowds at Hun Sen Park.
There were quite a number of big stages like this in Phnom Penh. Their tv stations would show the lived performances from these places too.Ok, so back to the Tuk Tuk thing, our drivers did not know where the restaurant was located, so we made a big u-turn again to find the restaurant. Finally, we found the place, but the restaurant was closed for 3 days! Damn it la! So, we asked our Tuk Tuk drivers to drive us back to Royal Inn. See...we paid money to 兜风.
--Dinner @ Yeonga Korean Restaurant--
We decided to have our dinner at this restaurant which was near our guesthouse. There were quite a few Korean restaurants along the street, but only Yeonga seemed to have ppl dining inside la. Lolz~ (You must be thinking, why did we ate Korean food here???!!!! Hehe!)
Our side dishes, some were not commonly found in SG Korean restaurants.
The veges, green chilli & garlic for our BBQ meat.
Our seafood pancake! It's delicious~
How can we don't order Tteokbokki right? It's really too spicy la. Lolz~ First time saw eggs served with Tteokbokki & fish cakes.
Our BBQ pork & bacon. Surprisingly, the bacon was delicious.
The lady who helped us BBQ our meat.
Spicy Pork Stew. Loved the soup!
Last but not least, spicy chicken!!! This dish was rather special, and I have not eaten it before. The chicken was fried and the sticky spicy sauce had a nice taste. Anyway, the chicken did not taste like ordinary fried chickens la.Surprisingly, this meal was not that expensive. The food portion, service & ambience worthed the money. I was glad to find such a good authentic Korean restaurant in Phnom Penh. After paying at the cashier, the Korean owner would greet us thank you & good bye in Korean.
--E.W's dinner @ hotel room--
Mum could not find any vegetarian food at Yeonga, so she ordered her meal back at Royal Inn. The stirred fried veges looked delicious~
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