First trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I traveled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia in January 2003 to do work for the USAID Mission there.

Mountains over Alaska
Mountains over Alaska

Our first sight of land 12 hours later: the mouth of the Tone River entering the Pacific at Chōshi, Japan (on the way to Toyko-Narita International Airport)
Our first sight of land 12 hours later: the mouth of the Tone River entering the Pacific at Chōshi, Japan (on the way to Toyko-Narita International Airport)

View of outlying Bangkok from the air (Bang Pakong River near Bang Krut)
Outside Bangkok from the air (Bang Pakong River at Bang Krut)

 The paddies outside Bangkok
The paddies outside Bangkok

The Cambodian landscape from above
The Cambodian landscape from above

Cambodia from the air
Another shot of Cambodia from the air

Cute Cambodian village
Cute Cambodian village

Phnom Penh from my hotel room---kind of gives you a feeling of what the buildings look like
Phnom Penh from my hotel room—kind of gives you a feeling of what the buildings look like

View of the Old National Assembly building from my hotel room in Phnom Penh
View of the Old National Assembly building from my hotel room

Family of four on a moto in front of the Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the <a href=
Family of four on a moto in front of the Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace

cambodian street kids
Cambodian street kids

Motos!
Motos!

Petrol in coke bottles by the side of the road (for motos)
Petrol in Coke bottles by the side of the road (for motos)

People cooking, selling stuff by the side of the road
People cooking, selling stuff by the side of the road

Cart with stuff to sell
Cart with stuff to sell

A gate of the Royal Palace
A gate of the Royal Palace

Motodups and the Royal Palace
Motodups and the Royal Palace

Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace
Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace

phnom penh street scene
Phnom Penh street scene

Something burning in the aftermath of the riots
Something burning in the aftermath of the riots

House boats on the Mekong River
House boats on the Mekong River

Shacks on the banks of the Mekong River
Shacks on the banks of the Mekong

Note: These photos originally appeared in my photo galleries.

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traditional architecture (Wat Ounalom)
That is not WAT OUNALOM, that is our Ryal Palace viewed from the front. It is absolutely not a WAT!!!!

Thanks for the feedback. I corrected the caption.

I just went back through the captions in this old post and embellished them with additional detail, links, etc.

beauty full never seen before… :)

thank for all of you which say about Cambodia. On behalf of Cambodia we are love our culture or together.

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