Wat Phnom and a few tears.
August 27th 2008 Had a bit of free time today so wandered over to Wat Phnom to take in a bit of culture. Wat Phnom is considered the founding place of Phnom Penh. Legend has it that in 1392 Lady Penh fished a floating Koki tree out of the river and inside there were four Buddha statues. So she built a hill (phnom) and a small temple (wat) at what is now the site of Wat Phnom. Later, the surrounding area became
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