We cross the border by bus, Oscar had to ask a very stern vietnamese custom officer his name.
Phnom Penh is nothing like I had imagined after the commotion of Saigon it feels like a provincial city with its slower pace. The board walk is very pleasant and it is all re-done, the number of scooters is under control and at the market noone is ready to kidnap you to sell you something.
Our boutique hotel is a real oasis and we can time to relax by the very pleasant pool.
We hire a tuk-tuk that end up taking us from market to royal palace to the killing fields. This is turning up been a real anti-war trip! You realize the immense waste of human lives but it is true it is possible to emerge from ashes. This recent terrible history seems so far when you look at the people and the city. It is really freaky that all this was happening in my lifetime, the rest of the world was looking!
In the afternoon, the kids were able to catch an elephant ride around a pagoda! Oh yes...that is always such a big experience.
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