Mon. 13th May. pm. Phnom Penh

To the National Museum, a treasure house of Buddha statues from Angkor.

Followed by a trip to 'The Foreign Correspondent's Club' to watch the King's birthday fireworks and some very welcome Margaritas after a rather confronting day.

Mon. 13th May. Tuol Sleng. The S-21 killing machine.

Tuol Sleng was a school coverted by the Khmer Rouge into a prison and death camp. 20,000 people were killed here.

Mon. 13th May. The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek.

To Choeung Ek about 15 km. out of town, site of one of the main Killing Fields . There were over 300 of these death factories in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.

A modern pagoda holds over 8,000 skulls from this partially excavated site.

Paula beside one of the dozens of mass graves. This one alone had over 450 victims in it.

 

There were bones and teeth literally sticking out of the pathways around the pits.

Mon. 13th May. am. PHNOM PENH.

A trip around Phnom Penh. It was the King's birthday so nice and quiet.

In the grounds of the Royal Palace is the Silver Pagoda. 15,000 pure silver tiles wighing 1 kg. each cover the floor.

There is also a statue of Buddha Maitreya in solid gold weighing 95 kg. with a 28 Carat diamond in the forehead!

Sun. 12th May. To CAMBODIA

Arrived in Phnom Penh Sunday evening. Straight out to Anjali for 'Cambodia Beer' & spring rolls.

Hair and beard making a welcome return.

So many people have said it's a bit 'Breaking Bad' that I thought I'd strike the pose.

15th March. HEADSHAVE.

Spent a happy couple of hours in Brisbane City Centre as I had been collecting sponsors for the 'World's Greatest Shave' to get funds for Leukaemia Research.

My Aunt Doreen and Mother-in-Law Joan both died of this unpleasant disease.

Little 3 minute video of before, during & after the shave.

I managed to pull in over $3,800 

You can still donate at: 

 http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=472096

Wed. 30th Jan. Leh

A climb up to the Gompa above Leh. 

Stok Kangri. 6,153 m. (20,182 ft.)

 Shanti Stupa.

View of Leh and Stok range of mountains.

Tue. 29th Jan. Drive back to Leh.

Last walk on the Chadar to meet up with the jeeps.

Back in Leh

 We say goodbye to our excellent team of porters.

Sun. 27th Jan. Dib Cave to Gyalpo. 12.0 km.

Pancake ice.

The kitchen tent and our excellent chef.

Sat. 26th Jan. Nerak to Dib Cave. 13.2 km.

The bridge at Nerak.

Fri. 25th Jan. Roadhead to Nerak. 14.3 km.

A beautiful day as we head back on to the ice.

Lobsang leads the way.

OMG ! Fresh Snow Leopard tracks.

No. It didn't drop it's sunnies! Just there for an idea of how big these paws must have been.