Prey Leap

Today we spent a leisurely afternoon at Prey Leap which is just a few kilometers out of town along the Mekong River. There, you can relax and eat corn and other good stuff. I hadn’t been there since before the kids were born. Glad we went back.

Mom and daughter

Arosa enjoying a drink

When we got back home, Jasper got creative and coloured this paper airplane.

Jasper's paper airplane

Cooperation

We had a photo shoot today for an upcoming magazine feature. Jasper tried to foil as many pictures as was humanly possible.

say cheese, already

City Mall

On the way home from school today we stopped by City Mall. We had a quick snack at KFC where Jasper got this chicken-car, which he played with on the 2nd level while his mom browsed around.

zoom

Grilled Meat

Just around the corner from our place are some food vendors that appear around 5pm. Today Jasper and I went to our regular spot to pick up some grilled beef, sausage and liver. You can get 4 skewer for $1, except for the sausage, which I think is around 50 cents each.

meat

Another trip to Diamond Island (Koh Pic)

We went to the amusement park on Diamond Island again. We went on a couple of rides, starting with Jasper’s favourite, the airplanes.

zooom

After a few rides, we took a walk around the garden/fountain area. Arosa was hard to keep up with.

walking around

School Supplies

I remember being so excited to buy school supplies at the beginning of every school year. Now I can live vicariously through my son. Today we went and bought a bunch of cool school supplies. This part of the world is probably the best place to buy cute stationary. Jasper picked out an eraser set and I chose a pencil set with the leaded segments that you take out and pop into the end of the pencil once they are dull. I figured those pencils weren’t as dangerous or as tricky to use as a mechanical pencil or, heaven forbid, a pencil that requires a sharpener. I didn’t realize until we got home that the pencils were actually scented.

school stuff

Grilled Quail

One of the great things about Phnom Penh is the street food. My favourite street food is grilled meat. It’s a close call, but I think my favourite grilled meat may be grilled quail. We stopped at this place just across from Russian Market (Phsa Toul Tom Pong). Only a buck each!

grilled quail

Amusement Park on Diamond Island

It has become our routine to go to Diamond Island in the evening and go on a few rides. This is Jasper’s first trip to the place and he really enjoyed it. First we threw darts, which went well if you ignore the fact Jasper nearly impaled someone. 5000 riel gets you 6 darts. The first set of 6 only resulted in one popped balloon. I plucked down for 6 more and popped 4 balloons, so we were able to really rake in the loot.

beating the system

Next we went on the planes, which has become Jasper’s favourite ride.

boarding

This duck train is also a favourite.

*quack* I mean, *toot*

Jasper washed the fun down with a bag of popcorn. I tried to interest him in some cotton candy, but he reacted as if he had swallowed a mouthful of fiberglass insulation.

lots o' fun

Heavy Rain

We had some more flooding on our street today. The road actually slants towards our place, so the water is deeper in spots than this picture implies.

*splash*

Jasper’s First Day of School & Canada Day

Today was Jasper’s first day of school. Everything went smoothly. When we got there, he settled into his classroom right away.

what? sitting down calmly???

Later that evening, we went to Liquid, which is a bar operated by Pascal, a friendly French-Canadian. They had a special Canada Day party, with $3 poutine and everything.

Happy Canada Day!