Phnom Penh Posts
We flew on an old fashioned turbo prop plane from Saigon to Cambodia’s tongue-twisting capital city of Phnom Penh. We secured an Airbnb apartment above the owner’s friendly local family. It was across the river from PP’s main downtown within striking distance of all the action.
Set on top of a tree-covered knoll 27m high, Wat Phnom is the only hill in town. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong and discovered by a woman name, Penh. The main entrance to Wat Phnom is via the grand eastern staircase, which is guarded by lions and naga (snake) balustrades. Today, many people come here to pray for good luck and success in school exams or business affairs.
We visited some very interesting & colorful temples within walking distance of our neighborhood apartment.
Cambodia’s capital city certainly had plenty of see. We spent several days visiting its many sights via its tuk tuks. These pics feature a skyscraper restaurant/bar with magnificent views, some temples and night scenes.
The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh is Cambodia’s largest museum of cultural history and is the country’s leading historical and archaeological museum. We spent a whole afternoon viewing its extensive collection. We used the prerecorded tour to learn in depth the items we were seeing.
This museum was a grim reminder of human’s capacity of incredible carnage. During Pol Pot’s murderous regime from 1975 to 1979 up to 3 million Cambodians lost their lives. We toured a former high school where over 20,000 prisoners were tortured to admit their ‘guilt’ before they were murdered. It was raw and shocking. We won’t described each picture but let them speak for themselve