Bokor Hill undergoing renovating

It was lucky that I managed to get up Bokor Hill in December 2007.

In January 2008, work started on Bokor Hill Station and it was closed to visitors. The old French casino and hotel is going to be refurbished and they are going to add a new hotel. Recently, they started to allow limited access in August 2008, to those who are going as part of a tour group or with a tour guide.

The benefit however is that road conditions up the mountains have been improved, reducing travel times.

When I read that, my heart ached a little for the commercialising of a quaint little surreal place. I was so close to missing all of that.

Sometimes ruins should be left alone just like how some things in life should be left on their own.