Have you ever had an earworm that you struggle to get out of your head!
An earworm is a term used to describe a song that gets stuck in your head ánd you cannot seem to get it out! Just like a stuck record it keeps repeating itself over and over again! Any simple thing that reminds you of a particular song, can start an earworm.
Well, imagine Abba singing “Super Trouper” in your head every time you even think of going to the “Super Duper”. This is what happens twice a week when we are allowed to leave the guesthouse to go and buy supplies. Just the mention of the store “Super Duper” and we both start humming “Super Trouper”! Hence we now call it the “Abba Shop”!
Last night was a lovely, breezy and cool evening so after our online classes were done and dusted we decided to take a leisurely stroll, from the guesthouse, through the park to the Super Duper. Along the way we stopped to take some awesome pics to share with you.
We were really surprised at how quiet and deserted the park and streets were.
The locals here are so respectful of their government that they follow the restrictions that have been put in place, without any questions. They don’t get upset by the rules being enforced, even though for some, no work means no food for their families. They just humbly accept what is and get on with life. We can learn so much from these people…
While crossing the main road, the first thing you notice is the line of trees lit up by colour lights. It is so beautiful at night. There are colour lights at the base of the tree lining the main street and every few seconds, the lights change colour and the trees, as far down the street as you can see, light up in the same soft shades of colour. Of course, I had to wait for the tree lights to change to purple and blue (Amethyst and Sapphire).
It was a lovely cool evening and us “super troupers”strolling along, were enjoying the slight breeze, which is rare in hot season.
Many of the side streets were cordoned off and guarded by security police, to monitor and restrict entry. We were not stopped at any of these patrolled intersections and made our way to the Super Trooper (sorry I mean Super Duper), without any hassle.
Only a limited number of people are allowed inside the store, so we waited outside until we were allowed in (after a temperature check and sanitizing our hands). The store could probably be compared to a 7/11 back home in South Africa.
After eating hotel and restaurant food on limited menu’s for the past 3 weeks we were very happy to find baby potatoes and cauliflower and carrots in cheese sauce (both microwaveable), almost like you would find in a “Woolies”. We were both craving vegetables and luckily we have a small microwave in our room.
Very happy with our purchases, we strolled back appreciating our peaceful and tranquil surroundings and wondering how different this experience would have been, if the city was bustling and busy like it usually is.
We hope the photographs have captured our quiet, leisurely walk in the park in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia…
