Virtual Walk Details That Google Missed

As we woke this morning and prepared to take our morning walk, we found an email had come in overnight from our daughter Marla, who returned to the other side of the world about three weeks ago from her visit to Cambodia. She told us she had found Mama's New York Deli on Google, followed the road until she found Lucky's Supermarket, then our apartment. Then she decided to take our walk, and she didn't even get lost. 

In response we asked, "How was Mama? Did you enjoy the fish and chips?" We also commented that she had learned to cross in traffic so well that crossing at the monument during her walk she probably didn't even flinch. (That is an important part of crossing in traffic here.)

Marla may have taken the Google walk, which is pretty authentic to what you see here. We were surprised at how many shops have changed from the Google images to what we see today. We thought we would include a few of the details Google missed and share our own virtual walk.

We venture out as Phnom Penh is beginning preparations for the day. We walk past the piles of coconuts being prepared for the day. We often find Tuk Tuk drivers and others trying to get just a few more minutes sleep. (We are not sure how they can sleep on these short, narrow seats.) 

The cleaning crews are busy removing trash and leaves from the park, and they, too, watch to say good morning to us. There are usually vendors who have come to sell produce the the early group in the park. There are a variety of exercise groups as well as the streams of people walking around the park. And when Marla and Brenda were with us for an actual walk to the park, they didn't flinch as they crossed the street in heavy traffic.