Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh offers Cambodian travellers, excitement, history and culture. From the banks of the mighty Mekong River, which are always full of activity to the towering spires of the royal palace, quenched in stories of a bygone era. Phnom Penh is simply a wonderful South East Asian capital city.
The scenery in and around the city is full of variety, wide tree lined boulevards blend with remote temple complexes including Banteay, Chhmar and Sambor. It is throughout these temples that historic Phnom Penh unearths itself for those who wish to discover it, a mixture of tarnished war stories and religious discovery waits.
Phnom Penh is definitely a city of stark contrasts, although the main infrastructure of the city remains poor, a new era of investors are creating a rich and sustainable side of the city, where the lofty skyscrapers take over the city’s skyline but this only allows the divide between rich and poor to be demonstrated easier.
This is a city of life, which is seen through varying aspects, whether through the hustle and bustle of the floating markets or the history of the grand palaces, or simply through the eyes of the saffron robed monks who meander the streets as part of their daily ritual. Phnom Penh is a truly fascinating city waiting to be experienced.