It's been about 12 years since I was in Phnom Penh. We really enjoyed our short stay - the city is bustling, but the people have kept their charm and grace. Phnom Penh (literally, "Phnom's Hill") takes its name from the present Wat Phnom ("Hill Temple"). Legend has it that in 1372, an old nun named Lady Penh went to fetch water in the Tonle Sap and found a dead Koki tree floating down the stream. Inside a hole of the Koki tree were four bronze and one stone Buddha statues. There's a picture below of our visit to Wat Phnom.
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| Dinner - our last night in Cambodia on the rroftop of our hotel |
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| Skyscrapers and traffic |
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| Still lots of motos in traffic |
We visited the Archeological Museum and the Royal Palace
People gather along the banks of the Mekong River with their families - flags of most nations of the world line the river bank.
...our visit to Wat Phnom (and Steve's chance to hold a baby ... he always loves the kids!)
After our 5 days in Sihanoukville on the beach in our grass cottage, this room was quite a modern change:
...a couple more pix: the new parilament building, and another skyline at dusk:
