National Museum

Holiday Monies

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October 10th 2011
Our journey down to Phnom Penh was fraught with lots of bumpy, wheel crunching, flooded roads but eventually we made it. For our first night we stayed in hotel 252. Everything was made of concrete; bed, wardrobe, bathroom, tv unit and bathroom. It was clean but the grey decor was odd and the bed very firm. Phnom Penh is unlike other parts of Cambodia, the smiley faces we had encountered pr ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more