Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia is an interesting place to visit.
I was there for five days on a business trip with two other colleagues but still managed to squeeze a few hours to visit a number of historical places. We stayed at the Phnom Penh Hotel along Monivong Road (and there is a Mosque behind this hotel!).
The Royal Palace is the principal residence of the King and the royal family. The current King of Cambodia is King Norodom Sihamoni. There are many other interesting buildings within the compounds of the Royal Palace – the Throne Hall which was recently used for the royal coronation ceremony, the Pavilion of Napoleon III which was built by the French and now contains oil paintings and photos of the former Kings of Cambodia and the Silver Pagoda – a place of worship for the Buddhists. The other historical places include the Independence Monument, the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (which I only managed to pass through as I didn’t have the courage to look at the innocent faces that were killed during Pol Pot’s regime) and the Wat Phnom where Phnom Penh was first established.
The normal mode of transportation in Phnom Penh is the tuk-tuk. I also took a few interesting snaps at Phnom Penh –Live ducks on a motorbike? Cockroaches for sale, anyone?
- Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda
- Streets of Phnom Penh
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