I stayed at the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC). As one would expect the rooms were of a high quality and the beds even had a duvet, but they weren't half noisy. My room is not in the main building and after settling in I had to walk back to the main building, past beggars, to the stairs to the rooftop restaurant. Fear not, the beggars didn't disturb me too much, after 6 months in South East Asia I know that the threat of a horse whipping soon makes that lot go quiet. Phnom Penh is dirty, it reminds me of India, but with a lot more and a lot stranger flying insects.
Today I went to the Royal Palace. It's quite an impressive place but it's a pity I went so shortly after visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok which I think is more impressive. The Budhás in Phnom Penh were more impressive and the guide was better value. The guide told me that the Khmer Rouge didn't ransack the place but they didn't look after it either so parts are still shabby. Did you know that they are still expecting another, final, Budha.
