Central Market

This art deco style building is one of the few remaining buildings built during the French colonial era. Originally built as an expositional hall, the building was later converted into a market where you can find all kinds of stuffs from jewelleries to clothes and from food to toiletries.

Phnom Penh - a vibrant city with a tragic past

May 13th 2006
12th May (Fri) - We took a "deluxe" double decker bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, the capitol of Cambodia. (The bus is actually 2nd handed... The original signs and labels, written in Chinese, were still in the bus, which was probably made in Taiwan.) In Phnom Penh, after putting our luggage in the hotel, we went to explore the O Russei Market and the Central Market. We also went to a Buddhist s ... 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

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