Our final days...

DAY 19-END! EVALUATION, KILLING FIELDS, THE PALACE, MARKET AND A CAMBODIAN CLUB

Upon our return to Phnom Penh, there was just enough time to get our washing done before our final evaluation meeting with the members of GGAC. We met with the Acting Chief Commisioner, and the wonderful Raksmey to discuss how the first year of GOLD Cambodia had gone. We were very pleased to have such great feedback and GGAC were looking forward to working with a new team next year.

 We spent our last few days heading around the sights of Phnom Penh, which included the Killing fields and Toul Sleng Museum (S-21). This was very thought provoking and sad as we learnt more about the horrible acts of the Khmer Rouge, which all happened so recently. We headed to an Irish pub in the evening where we all enjoyed having chips instead of rice!! There was also a live band so we enjoyed having a little boogy before heading home to bed.

We saved the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda for our last day, as well as the national museum. The buildings were amazing, with lots of Buddha statues, gold and as the name suggests, the Silver Pagoda has a silver tiled floor! We visited the Russian market in the afternoon, where we all utilised Nikki's ruthless bartering skills to purchase lots of souveniers, including our best discount from $95 to $44!

For our last evening, we saw Chenda again who was very keen to take us out to a local club! First, we went on a boat trip along the river which was a great chance for us to reminisce and laugh about all our adventures. We had a quick stop at a local restaurant for dinner before heading to the Riverhouse for some more dancing! We drew quite a lot of attention thanks to our interesting dance moves, and had a great time seeing what the locals do at the weekends. We all had an amazing time, especially Millie as this was her first time at a club.

All packed up and ready to head to the airport, Katie and Rachel will be flying home today (Sunday) while Sarah, Nikki, Millie and Emma are heading up to Siem Reap to see the famous temples of Angkor Wat.

We have all had an absolutely amazing three weeks and are sad to be splitting up and heading home, but know we all have some brilliant memories to take with us. Everyone we met at GGAC has been very friendly and helpful and we would like to say a big thank you to you all! (especially Raksmey and Chenda!). Keep in touch, and for the final time....

Lots of GOLDen love

Team Cambodia 2012 xxxx