Cambodia – Phnom Penh
Monday, October 26th, 2009A picture is indeed worth a thousands words, this here is a good summary of Phnom Penh IMHO:
Do you see the lady on the motorbike, is she really wearing pajamas? Riding around on the tuk tuk, I had trouble absorbing all the different street scenes and often didn’t know what to focus on. Everything and everybody seems in constant motion, which is true for any big city.
However, some things just looked to us more out of the ordinary than others.
I can’t decide if these drivers are the worst or the best I have ever seen. Our tuktuk driver regularly drove against traffic, usually trying to cross 4 lanes. You can’t really tell how many lanes there are since nobody cares and even the sidewalk is used by the bikes. It’s quite a sight if you see this flood of motorbikes coming at you.
It’s also amazing how many people you can pack on one of these.and then there are the familiar but strange sites like a gas station without cars, just motorbikes.
And being a responsible tourist is more than just traveling green:
Sonja