Rear Window

Here's a shot taken from our study window of the monsoon clouds rolling into Phnom Penh this afternoon.  The construction cranes on the skyline are South Korean and in the process of building Phnom Penh's first skyscraper - Gold Tower 42 - which is going to be 42 storey's tall and...um...gold.  It's one of the few construction projects in the city which doesn't seem to be on hold as a result of the global financial crisis, and work is proceeding apace.  Here is an artists impression of the finished building which will tower over Phnom Penh, and dominate the view from our study.  Nice...