What better things to do on New Year's Day than visit the temple and pray for health, happiness, luck, and all the good things? And so first thing in the morning we headed to Wat Phnom ("Temple of the Mountains" or "Mountain Pagoda") which, according to wiki, "stands 27m above ground". There, I plucked up some courage and "bought" a pair of caged birds (US$1) to release them back into the wild. They were so cute and soft and I felt happy watching them fly away from my hands. New year, new lease of life :)
Time for food again! This time at Romdeng, another Friends International restaurant. Much more spacious and done up than Friends. Lovely food and wine. Bright colorful art pieces hung all around. A pity they're not for sale. Here, you can find fried tarantulas. Yes, fried SPIDERS! We weren't brave enough to order it...
Last stop - The Royal Palace. BE ADVISED that anyone wearing sleeveless or short skirts/shorts will be refused entry. You'll be asked to buy or rent an ugly tee shirt/sarong. The Silver Pagoda is located in here. Worth a visit.
Random food - Beef pho from a small local shop and pasta from FCC. Food in Phnom Penh is generally quite good!
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