Hello Folks.

Given that we have seen pretty much all we want to see around Phnom Penh and we are starting our homeward journey on Wednesday, this Blog is likely to become a bit dull - or more dull - from now on.

This has felt like a much longer trip than the calendar would suggest - not a bad thing I hasten to add.

My point is we have much less interest in seeing the sights - unless it's the sight of a recently demolished plate or the bottom of a glass.

We did go to the Night Markets last night - very busy spot and great food at crazy low prices - $3.50 filled both of us. We also travelled around Town a bit but, boy, it's so hot and humid the tendancy is to do that sort of thing in the morning or evening only.

A couple of odd things:-

1. There are not all that many Traffic Light setups in Phnom Penh but some are just fun........when the walk sign illuminates for pedestrians there is an animation of a walking person and a digital 'countdown' showing how long before the light goes against you - about 30 seconds.

As you start to run out of time the animation changes from walking, to walking faster and faster until the figure is running when the timer gets down to 0 seconds. It's terrific fun and certainly gets the message across.

2. During our after lunch walk in the heat we came across a smallish mini-mart. Ice-cream for sale' said one of the signs so in we went.

Out we came a few minutes later with two ice-creams, a half bottle of Crown 99 whiskey ($2.20) and a bottle of Pere Kermanns Absinthe ($13.00).

Why not? After all, "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder."

Anyway, a few pix are attached as 'proof of life'.

Cheers,