Phnom Penh Photo 5

Phnom Penh

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December 17th 2012
The three day boat trip from Vietnam into Cambodia along the Mekong Delta brought us to a floating market, fishing village, a crocodile farm (I thought this was for rescued crocs but it turns out the crocs were being turned into shoes and hand bags!!!), a village where they showed us how to make coconut candy yum yum , then on a speed boat the following day that took us into Cambodia. Whe ... 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