Hi! Will be arriving PP first week of March. I will be traveling with my hubby, and 2 ladies in their 60%26#39;s. We will be be arriving PP in the afternoon, around 2pm, and will be leaving the next day at 1pm. We are booked at the FCC.
What sights do you suggest we see? For all of us, Is it possible to see the sights in this short period of time? Will definetely include the Royal Palace, the Russian Market, or maybe the old city.
My hubby and I would like to swing by the Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields, on our own. Do you think its possible with our hectic schedule? Will these 2 sights be open early in the am?
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Yes,it can be done. As soon as you check into the hotel, walk over to see the palace and the silver pagoda, next door. Be sure you are wearing long pants or a skirt and have a long-sleeved blouse to cover yourself with otherwise they will not let you into the palace compound. The museum nearby is also very worth seeing. The Central Market is fairly nearby which is fun to mill around in. You can walk (a little over 10 minutes) or grab a tuk-tuk or taxi.
Get up early the next day and head out to The Killing Fields. Tuol Sleng can be seen next, and the Russian market is right nearby. Have your tuk-tuk driver wait while you shop. You should be able to get back to the hotel by 11:00am or so (you might want to settle your bill and have stuff packed up beforehand, just so you don%26#39;t have to rush when you return)...
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Bear in mind if you want to get the most out of Tuol Sleng, then you may find it takes a good 3 hours. That%26#39;s about how long we spent there and we only caught 15 minutes of the documentary film (left as we could barely make out what was being said which was a shame).
I would be anxious about rushing back for 1pm. if it were me, I%26#39;d do it the other way around, Tuol Sleng and Killing Fields on the first day ( although I%26#39;m not sure how late the KF are open until) and then the rest the next day but you%26#39;d have to get up sharp to squeeze it all in.
Royal Palace is pretty but we only spent 40 minutes there. Museum was nice too, that is a hard one to determine how long to spend there, but worth a quick visit. Even just as a brief escape from the hussle and bussle on the street!
If the timing is right, go to Friends for food near the National Museum, and also into Boddhi Tree after Tuol Sleng.
Tuol Sleng is set up in a former elementary school. It is not so big. The first time I visited I spent 2 hours there. I was there in December with a friend and we spent an hour there. An hour is plenty.
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