Phnom Penh City Guide, Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
To start with, we absolutely loved Phnom Penh and were more than happy to return here for a second visit while travelling around Cambodia.
The capital of Cambodia was a prosperous city, with the modern Royal palace structure, fine colonial buildings and the grand art deco 鈥楥entral Market鈥� built by the 1930鈥檚. After independence from France in 1954, the city flourished with the state of the art 鈥楴ew Khmer Architecture鈥� and embraced the further development until horrific events started to take place in 1975.
During the Khmer Rouge era the city was evacuated and the whole country was isolated from the outside world for over 3 years during which time millions of Cambodians were brutally tortured and later killed. The country and it鈥檚 economy has suffered for many years afterwards.
Today the capital is chilled and welcoming, offering its visitors a tremendous amount of historical and cultural sights, restaurants, rooftop bars, spas and other simple joys.
We were extremely taken by the Cambodian people鈥檚 warmth, friendliness and the knowledge of foreign languages. It was so easy to travel around, order food or have a general chat with the locals. The genuine smiles were everywhere and it felt like people here are celebrating life every day. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
The capital of Cambodia was a prosperous city, with the modern Royal palace structure, fine colonial buildings and the grand art deco 鈥楥entral Market鈥� built by the 1930鈥檚. After independence from France in 1954, the city flourished with the state of the art 鈥楴ew Khmer Architecture鈥� and embraced the further development until horrific events started to take place in 1975.
During the Khmer Rouge era the city was evacuated and the whole country was isolated from the outside world for over 3 years during which time millions of Cambodians were brutally tortured and later killed. The country and it鈥檚 economy has suffered for many years afterwards.
Today the capital is chilled and welcoming, offering its visitors a tremendous amount of historical and cultural sights, restaurants, rooftop bars, spas and other simple joys.
We were extremely taken by the Cambodian people鈥檚 warmth, friendliness and the knowledge of foreign languages. It was so easy to travel around, order food or have a general chat with the locals. The genuine smiles were everywhere and it felt like people here are celebrating life every day. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Phnom Penh City Guide, Cambodia
Guide Location: Cambodia » Phnom Penh
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kristina Valisauskaite
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Cambodia » Phnom Penh
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kristina Valisauskaite
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Alibi Villa Guesthouse
- Artist Guesthouse
- Royal Palace
- National Museum
- Independence Monument
- Wat Phnom
- Toul Sleng Genocide Museum
- Central Market
- Khmer BBQ
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