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New Years Eve in Phnom Penh

CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 31 December 2008 | Views [917]

Today was New Years Eve and we thought it would be a great idea to go down to the local Cambodian shooting range and shoot some crazy guns!  When we got there, we had the choice to shoot AK-47's, Uzi's, Tommy Guns along with M-16's and other huge machine guns.  I chose the AK-47 because it was only $40 to shoot off 30 rounds.  The guy loading the gun then asked me if I wanted to shoot a live chicken for $20 extra.  I politely declined feeling it was unnecessary to kill anything for fun.  Even though Matt did ask him if we could keep the meat if we shot it.  I shot a target 30 times, it took like 2 minutes and it was over.  Waste of cash but at least I can say I've shot an AK-47 now.  Matt opted for the Tommy Gun and shot off 40 rounds in like 10 seconds.  We took some pics with all the guns and then headed over to the Russian Market to look around.  I ended up buying a hilarious blue silk robe with golden dragons on it.  I don't even wear a robe but it was so comfortable that I had to buy it.  The market was enormous and you could really bargain a good deal there.  We cruised by the Vietnamese Embassy, grabbed our passports and then headed back to the guesthouse.  We grabbed a bottle of Thai Rum to start the night with.  We drank, played pool and chatted at our guesthouse for awhile.  At midnight we all shot fireworks off our patio, out over the lake.  It was a good time.  We ended the night in style at the Heart of Darkness nightclub which was pretty good.

Tags: starting the new year with a bang

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