Cambodia: Phnom Penh & Kampot
May 28: Phnom Penh THERE ARE SO MANY CARS! It's very polluted and smelly and hard to breathe. And it's really Westernized in an unexpected way: Around our hostel there were at least 4 organic vegetable shops within 3 blocks. Shocking. Seems there's a huge French expat community in Phnom Penh, and there are many vestiges of French colonialism. Oh, and they use USD and Riel ($1USD = 4000 Riel). So, if something costs $4.50 and you give them a $5, you get 2000 Riel because coins are dumb and they are not used. We arrived around 4pm, checked into our hostel, grabbed a bite in the restaurant downstairs, showered, and went to bed around 9. May 29: Phnom Penh Overnight buses really take their toll on us, so we slept in. We wandered about for breakfast and spent the morning learning about the city and what we wanted to do. Cafe Soleil was a lovely place for both breakfast and lunch, and we managed to find a free Lonely Planet book that we were hoping to find onlin...