The Royal Palace

After Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields, the Royal Palace was a nice emotional break for us. It is where the king of Cambodia used to live and where he still does formal ceremonies. It was a beautiful place….and it was blistering hot. It was interesting because it felt like a Buddhist wat. The architecture was the same, the buddhas were everywhere. It is interesting how the Buddhist religion permeates all of southeast asia.

some of the monks let me jam with them in the temple....it was awesome!

After the Royal Palace we had some time to burn so we went to the mall in Phnom Penh. No biggy except for two things. 1- I bought my first pair of sunglasses….ever. nice pair of Gucci sunglasses for $5 (you like how i "pretend" like i'm trendy:) 2- and even more importantly, I had Swensons for the first time…and it was love at first sight...i mean bite!! Seriously the best ice cream i….have….EVER…..eaten! granted it might be the fact that I haven’t had legit ice cream in over a month, they actually gave me a decent portion, they had peanut butter!, and it was blistering hot, but I stand by it: BEST ice cream EVER!

can i say peanut butter chocolate chip!!! and what???? moose tracks!!!!

After the swensons discovery we went on a boat ride/barbecue down the Mekong River. It was the perfect end to a physically and emotionally exhausting day. Just to sit on a boat with a cool breeze and the chance to talk with each other about what we have been experiencing. Just throw in a spectacular sunset and you have the perfect end to an amazing day in Cambodia.