Day 14 - Phnom Penh

Another tour day.  We started off with a buffet breakfast at the Patio hotel.  After breakfast, we met our driver.  The same service that drove us from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, would also be driving us around today.  The first stop was the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.  The second was the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek Genocidal Center.  We spent three and half hours at Tuol Sleng.  I didn't have the attention span for the Killing Fields so I went back to the hotel.

I got a 90 minute massage back at the hotel.  After which I took a walk around the block.  There is a lot squeezed into this block:  Hotels, bars, restaurants, stores, apartments, etc.  I wonder how many of them do business because they're so hidden away.

I stopped at a restaurant in a hostel, across from our hotel, for lunch.  (I always try to check out restaurants outside of where I am staying.)  It was called Feliz.  It was nice.  Good food and drink.  Reasonable prices.  Good service.  I finished just in time to meet kumi returning from her tour.  Of course, she was hungry, so we went to Feliz...  I had another drink.

Day 22 - Sri Lanka

Do nothing, travel day.  Our flight left at 0025 the next day.  So rather than staying one night then trying to waste time for 8 hours until our flight (that's a 1400 late check-out), we paid for 2 nights...  We pretty much slept, ate, and posted stuff until it was time to go to the airport.

Day 21 - Sri Lanka

We spent one night in Ella, then got up to head back to Colombo.  The original plan was to spend another night in Ella, then leave for Colombo the next day to catch our flight.  Our driver mentioned that the drive from Ella to Colombo is approximately 5 and a half hours... with good traffic.  He said it would be better to spend the night in Colombo, then go to the airport from there.  So we did a quick walk-by of the 9 Arches Bridge, decided not to do Little Adam's Peak, then left for Colombo.

We did a few stops along the way, another tea factory, gas station, view point.  Eventually we realized leaving early was a good idea.  Traffic was not good.  It was a 2 lane road all the way from Ella to Colombo. The rain and the 4 vehicle accident didn't help either.  By the time we got to Colombo it was dark.  I think we arrived at the hotel a little after 1900.

We were staying at the Cinnamon Red.  Upon entering, you immediately realize they have a red theme going on.  I think they cater to business travelers.  But families can stay here too.  It's a very nice, very modern hotel.

Day 19 - Sri Lanka

Travel day.  We finished the stuff we wanted to do in Sigiriya.  Now, on to Kandy.  We stopped at a few places along the way.  One was a spice place so kumi could pick up some spices.  TripAdvisor basically says stay away from the place.  Overpriced, hard sell, etc.  But we were there, it was convenient, and it had every thing she wanted.

We eventually made it to Kandy.  We were staying at OZO in Kandy.  It's a nice place.  Good location with nice views and a friendly staff.  They were very helpful when we switched rooms later.  (First room was adjacent to a room with whining kid(s).)