Saturday, March 12, 2016

Report # 71 Sihanoukville, Cambodia March 11, 2016 Friday Partly cloudy & 88 degrees Part #2 of 4 88 Pictures


Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:17:43 AM
Subject: Report # 71   Sihanoukville, Cambodia   March 11, 2016   Friday   Partly cloudy & 88 degrees     Part #2 of 4   88 Pictures

Continuing our market tour………


Family accepting the monk's prayer

They probably donated food to the monk

Happy vendors

Selling right off of the floor

Some had counters

Others did not have counters

Fresh fish for dinner

Scaling and fileting on the spot

These fish were alive….preferred

The live fish cost more

Unlikely gowns for sale in the market

Live chicken

Baby nursing, while mom sews – love her smile

Needlenose catch

Special crabs from this area

Waiting for customers

Even the little kids help

Piles of dried shrimp

Lunch spot

A vendor

Keeping the catch alive with air pumps

Large shrimp

Concrete floor with holes for the water

Girl embroidering silk

Plastic tubs hold the catch

Chickens are sold with all innards

Not many chickens left

Very large fish

Fresh in the AM, gone in the PM

Larger fish

This bouquet was $25 US

Florist creating bouquets

Leslie and Handler ready to go

Peanuts

Motorcycle taxi

Mr. Horm was our driver

Hop in

A private school

Wide avenue – good idea

Multi-story condo

Hey, look at this……pizza

Could be a government building

One of many casino/hotels

Golden Lion Traffic Circle

Symbols of Sihanoukville

Statues have meaning

Complex is about 15 years old, according to our driver

Lights around the circle

View from all sides

Both of us waited

Transporting products through town

Resort and Casino

Closest hotel complex near Ochheuteal Beach

Ochheuteal beach sign

Very nice stretch of beachfront

Places for eating under the shade

Fresh-cooked shrimp

Souvenir stands

Fast foods

BBQing the skewers

The nicest stretch of beach

Heart-shaped seashells

White powder sand

Strangely, no one in the water

Massage beds

Food and treasure stands

Not crowded yet

Warm waters of the Gulf of Thailand

Jet skis for rent

Blue building

Temple-looking property

Outside food vendor

The Golden Lion Traffic Circle

Sokha Beach Resort complex

Sokha Casino

Impressive entrance to the Sokha Resort

Open-air lobby

Dolphin sculpture

Very civilized

Lots of tile and marble

The outside bar

Best seats in the restaurant

The ice cold Anghor Beer was excellent

The pizza was even better

Gardens of the Sokha Resort

Gardens and pool

Grounds around the hotel rooms