I am now in Phnom Penh starting yet another adventure. I flew here this afternoon and find this to be a real city with a vibrancy that is lacking everywhere else I have been. It is like arriving in NYC. Everything is more, more busy, more people, more traffic, more fancy cars, more crowded. I could not get into any of the sought after recommended hotels so I had to settle for the best deal which is a hotel with a casino. I figured it would be a good deal because as in Vegas the Hotel makes it on the gambling and not the rooms. I was right for $80 a night I have a fantastic modern room with all of the conveniences and my neck is still a problem so I ventured into the spa which was the best of any I have experienced in Cambodia.
So try and picture this for $25 they take you to a room which has in it a bed, a massage table, a jacuzzi, a steam and a sauna and after the massage you have 30 minutes of free time to enjoy. The masseuse was a lovely cute innocent 23 year old, all legitimate and I came out feeling like I had gone to heaven. I then went to the Italian restaurant in the hotel and had some insalata and pasta. They did not sell wines by the glass and I could not stand the thought of another beer so I bought a bottle of Valpolicello. They will keep what you do not drink for three days and yes I did leave close to a half bottle.
I sat by myself reminiscing to myself about spending almost two months helping create a film. What a gift to be so engaged with this project. I know the idea is to make a full length film but we could just do a number of short documentaries. I met one of our characters Boomer in his teen drop in center where they are doing rap, break dancing and they have a sound studio.Plan to spend most of tomorrow hanging with him. Also negotiating for a helicopter and met one company and will meet another tomorrow. The cost of an hour is over $2,000 but I think we must do it.
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