Busy Day on the Riverside

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Originally uploaded by Fusion08

Taken in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday afternoon is a busy time down on the riverside. People walking and meeting family or just taking a view of the river.

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Been busy

Well its been a busy couple of weeks, new job is quite a demand on my time due to short deadlines this month but its all complete now and gone to print. Not hand much time for personal photography the last couple of weeks so I will have to get back to it...

I got a JOB

Working with one of the better known publishing companies here in Phnom Penh, picture freelancing for there pocket tourist guide...will be working on a few projects over the next week..

Settled In

Well I'm finally all settled in and beggining to adjust to the heat and starting to get some work done. May have a job in the offing which would be nice to suppliment my megre earnings...

This place is still as crazy as always, late nights, heavy drinking (I don't drink much), friendly ladies (most of them)...

Staying a while...

Well I'm planning on staying in Cambodia for a while so I have found a nice apartment to stay for the duration. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen, 25 foot living room and on the ground floor so no stairs for the old man to climb. Ex'lent....

Day of REST...

Well I have not travelled much out of the Bar today, it is Sunday my day of rest. lol
Its really very hot here at the moment and I am still adjusting so avoiding going out to much in the midday sun (mad dogs and Englishmen do that, but not this Englishman)

Will be starting a little more serious work next week I have a couple of short trips planned that I will be putting on the blog. I am sitting up in the Upstairs Bar in the Walkabout right now watching the guys and girls play pool and seeing how to girls, who are great little pool players, are able to run short rings around the guys who think they are super pool sharks, sharks these girls have several rows of sharp teeth.. they can also usually drink any western guy under the table...especially if he's paying. Keep watching and hopefully I will have some interesting tales to tell in the very near future..I have put up a few image here taken over the last couple of days, hope they amuse.

These guys were disassembling the hoarding seen at the recent water festival, working 30m above ground with no safety equipment, what a job.

Spotted these youngster riding there bike, typical Cambodian fashion two at a time at a Wat I visited outside Phnom Penh.

Many of the sights to be seen in Cambodia are easily accessible as the road system continues to improve.

This Wat is about 40km outside Phnom Penh.

This was the week end of the Water Festival here in Phnom Penh, boat racing on the Tonle Sap and millions of people. I lasts for 3 days and the population of Phnom Penh swells from 1.2 million to over 3 million for the week end with people travelling to the city, from the provences, for the event.

It is a time when families get together and drink beer and have fun whilst watching the boats race. I think it is actually more about ''family'' than the actual event.

Food is plentifull as are beggars and hawkers so watch your wallet if you are intending to visit the festival next year.

Local delicacies can be had from the ladies selling them on the street, like these beetles and grasshoppers that the Khmer people eat as snacks much like we would eat sweeties...

On the last evening of the festival the heavens opened and everyone either got wet or ran for shelter. We ran for shelter. Many interesting sights to be seen. What is this little girl thinking whilst she looks at my friend Chianthy.

Well I'm back in Cambodia and itts good to be ''home''. I was immediately sad to find that Cara and James from Share the Health Cambodia had had to leave the country as Cara had be attacked and badly beaten up after being forced of the road. This is very sad as the service they were providing has now gone.

I am staying in Phnom Penh at the moment and will be searching for an appartment ASAP.

I have had little chance to do much photography since my arrival, still acclimatising as it is realy hot.

Its Water Fetival this W/E so will be trying to fight my way to the riverside to get some shots.. keep watching.