When we first arrived in Cambodia we took a bus from the Mekong where the boat dropped us off to Phenom Phen. During the bus ride I noticed two things about Cambodia. The first was the number of pharmacies/clinics/dental centers that we passed on the way to Phenom Phen and in the city itself. In Vietnam the pharmacies were few and far between. In fact I only saw two pharmacies during our entire stay there and both were in Hanoi. Here in Cambodia there seems to be a pharmacy on every block. For example here in Siem Reap, if I step out of the hotel there is a pharmacy two houses to the left and another about 5 houses to the right at the street corner. There also seem to be about four different hospitals in Siem Reap. The children's hospital, the Angkor International hospital and two other ones. In Phnom Phen I also saw tons of dental clinics. The dental clinics in particular seemed very modern and up to Western standards. I have no idea why there are so many healthcare related institutions in Cambodia. Maybe the government sponsors it? Maybe it is foreign aid? Maybe people from other Asian countries come to Cambodia for cheap healthcare? Either way, it is very odd. I have no idea how all those pharmacies stay in business.

The other thing I noticed on the bus ride were a lot of billboards advertising "Golden Muscle Liqour" and "Special Muscle Wine". Golden Muscle Liqour billboards would show a Cambodian man holding his Golden Muscle Liqour glass and 5 attractive Cambodian women crowded around him. The Special Muscle Wine would show an attractive Cambodian women holding a wine glass. Anyway, it turns out I see these billboards all over the place. Last night I set out to find a place that serves this delicious golden liqour. They didn't have it at the touristy restaurant we were at, so I got our waiter to show me a local joint where they serve it. At the time it seemed like a good idea since today is our free day. It turns out that this is in fact the local drink of choice and is somewhat like wine although with 20% alcohol. The taste is really artificial, but a bottle was only $3 at the bar, probably less if you buy it in a store. The bottle is hilarious and it shows a really ripped bodybuilder with golden skin and a flat top haircut and a mustache. Classic. I might have to bring home a bottle. Anyway, so yaddy yaddy yadda we drank some last night and it was good times.