Royal Palace

June 4th 2014
This is my third visit to Phnom Penh, the last one having been something like 4 to 5 years ago. My first visit to PP will always remain something, as it was back in 1997....the week-end after the military coup...no lights in the streets at night...most road were not paved, still dirty roads....and every mini-hotel had a guard sleeping on the front door at night...with his Kalashnikov on hand. It w ... 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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8th June 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Palaces
The palaces are so lovely but such a waste of money. We always have mixed feelings about these places. Cambodia is a history lesson. Sad.

9th June 2014

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Pierre-Alexandre

waste of money
The entry fee for the Palace is 5usd...so not really crazy expensive for spending an hour wondering around. If now you refer to a waste of money instead of having spend that money on the people...some will argue that populations need symbols to believe in, and that pretty often, the amount of money invested in these symbols is irrelevant and would be at better used directly for the populations. Well...the coming World Cup is a good example of my point...but I admit, I don't have a clear view on the issue. PP on the other side have moved forward so much as a developing Asian city since I first visit in 1997....that I guess the average local population can only enjoy some of the improvements...

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