Day Seventeen. The Royal Palace.

We spent the morning in bed relaxing. A nice day by the pool. I put candy crush on my phone which was a big mistake! Did some genealogy at the outside table while eating some bruschettas with tomatoes and soup for lunch followed by a little snooze? At three thirty we went to the city to the Royal Palace.

The Royal Palace. 

The Royal Palace cost us ten dollars each to enter but well worth it. What a spectacular place with its stunning manicured gardens, pergolas, stupas, and rooflines. We took so many photos as just too beautiful to resist.

We saw amazing Buddhist murals on walls stretching into the distance around a courtyard with plants in the shade. What a lovely way to spend the late afternoon strolling through the temples as the sun went down. The tiles and roof lines made a spectacular vista for us to see.

Outside the Palace, we walked along the cordoned-off Boulevard and on to a grassy area by the Mekong river. It was packed with Cambodian families eating and enjoying the day off. Hawkers selling their wares in baskets atop their heads made a perfect photo opportunity. They sold everything from food to toys. We continued walking along the busy street crammed with buses and tuk-tuks. Heidi found the hotel she had stayed in previously on another trip to Cambodia. It has changed and no longer has the restaurant downstairs. We called in at the Grand River Restaurant for drinks and dinner. We each got a pina colada and afterwards shared a prawn pad Thai and seafood with vegetables and rice. Both were delicious. The food there was fabulous and inexpensive. 

Took a tuk-tuk back to the hotel for showers and into bed early. We watched "The Meg" which was scary and actually enjoyable. Slept till eight in the morning.