The way to Phnom Penh

City of Contrasts

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January 14th 2007
From the Tuol Sleng Prison Nightmare and extreme poverty on the streets to nice hotels, good food and prices near European standard you find the opposits in this city. We arrived in the night, looking for a hotel. Yesterday the Tuol Sleng Prison, there are no words and no photos about this cruelty. Today we are visiting the palace and the silver pagoda. Tomorrow we will head on to Siem Riep. ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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