| I went to Phnom
Penh in December 2014 |
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The river is a main feature of the
city |
with a wonderful boulevard to walk
along |
A new 5 star hotel on the other side of
the river |
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Monuments abound; Cambodia Vietnam
monument |
Norodom Sihanouk Statue |
Independence Monument |
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Close up |
Close up |
Closer up |
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Nice ... |
... public ... |
... parks |
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The Royal Palace was good |
this photo was a fluke |
the symmetry of the flagpole spoils
the photo |
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Central Market had great prices ... |
... with a a wide variety of goods |
How often do you see a stall selling
wigs? |
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Wonderfully prepared fruit ... |
... and no shortage of stock ... |
... but it can be tiring for the
stall owners |
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Gold shops opposite central market |
Streets were busy but not chaotic
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A typical tuk tuk in Phnom Penh |
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These signs are everywhere ... |
... but this one offered poor
advice |
You couldn't complain about prices
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I'm not sure the universities ... |
... looked the best |
This was an unusual shop near my hotel
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Apparently I already have a business
there |
Indicative prices; soda $1; crepe $2; cap $3 |
French influenced architecture |
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Countryside outside of Phnom Penh |
Same |
The only downside of the visit
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| Roger
(photos from Canada / US) |
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Montreal is cold |
With our family friend Daniel (see
the stories from 2005) |
Visiting Ben & Jerry's in Vermont |
| Rex's trip
to Cookeville TN |
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Leaving from Bangkok airport |
Flying into Nashville TN |
Day 1 at Tenn Tech |
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Obligatory selfie in the college
dorm |
Cookeville train station |
Gotta love the strip malls in the US |
| Food on the trip
was enjoyable |
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Blacked catfish at Crawdaddys |
Steak at Char |
Hamburger at Char |
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Ice cream parlor in Cookeville |
Ribs in Nashville; I should have
had more |
Pizza at World Deli; I shouldn't
have had a bite before I took the photo |
| Wal*Mart |
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Amazing value -- 1 gallon (3.78
liters) for $1.88 |
This guy had a "service dog" but it looked kinda mean to me |
Intentionally blank |
| Some family
photos |
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Rex's graduation in Bangkok (May) |
Bella remembered me (last time was in
2012) |
The last time she'll see Rex for
quite a while |
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Rex in Bangkok (August) |
Neil with his Dad in Adelaide
(August) |
Neil 58 years later |
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Neil with Barbara in Adelaide
(August) |
With Dad & Rosemary in Adelaide
(August) |
Neil 58 years later (another version) |
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On the trip back from Tennessee to Bangkok I
went via Doha; with an 8 hour layover I went on a free city
tour; it was at night so the photos aren't great |
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Spiral mosque in Doha |
Night market in Doha |
These buildings & boats were behind a
high class shopping centre |
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Other food photos during the year |
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Steamed fish in Bangkok |
Mango & sticky rice in Bangkok |
Billy Kwong in Sydney is famous but I
didn't like it; this beancurd dish was the best of a poor meal |
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Lek & Rut is famous in Bangkok; hard
to get to as it's in Chinatown it's but worth the effort |
Customers enjoying the food |
This is the competition on the
opposite street corner; I'm told they're good, too |
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Excellent food at Tim Ho Wan in Chatswood (Sydney) |
Chee cheong fun at the same place --
also excellent |
Noodle soup from a shop in Sydney; it
didn't taste as good as it looks |
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Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN |
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All singers had approx 15 min sets |
With many performers on the night |
These guys were quite good |
