Second trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia

In May of 2003 I traveled back to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to continue some work I had started there in January. The trip was two weeks long, affording opportunities to visit the genocide museum and the killing fields, as well as the ruins of Angkor.

wat phnom: 'phnom' means 'hill' in khmer, so this is the temple on the hill. — Wat Phnom: “phnom” means “hill” in khmer, so this is the temple on the hill (after which Phnom Penh is named)

shrine outside of wat phnom — Shrine outside of Wat Phnom

view of the temple wat phnom — Another view of Wat Phnom

monkeys in tree — Monkeys in tree

monkeys playing with people and eating lotus flowers — Monkeys playing with people and eating lotus flowers

this is a glimpse of what most nicer phnom penh architecture looks like — A glimpse of what some Phnom Penh architecture looks like

and here's another view, very french colonial (think: new orleans) — Another view, very French-colonial (think: New Orleans)

not the best photo, but another view of phnom penh - shanties by the side of a gully — Shanties by the side of a gully in Phnom Penh

view of house and tour boats on the tonle sac river — View of tour boats on the Tonle Sap river

view from my hotel room balcony of the naga floating casino on the confluence of the tonle sap and mekong rivers — The Naga floating casino (at the confluence of the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers) as seen from my hotel room balcony

an unpaved phnom penh street scene — An unpaved Phnom Penh street scene

a paved phnom penh street scene — A paved Phnom Penh street scene

woman and child riding moto (taken while i was riding a moto) — Woman and child riding a moto (taken while I was on the back of a moto)

butcher at the central market. note: the air was not conditioned — Butcher at the Central Market—note: the air was not conditioned

dried fish and vegetable sellers — Dried fish and vegetable sellers at the Central Market

another shot of the market — Another shot at the Central Market

outdoor fruit vendor. the lychee fruit is very popular here (see it in the lower-right) — Outdoor fruit vendor

outdoor food vendor — Outdoor food vendor

Note: I moved the photos I took of The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and The Killing Fields into a separate post.

Note: These photos originally appeared in my photo galleries.

2 Comments

rumdoul

Jul 19, 2010 9:02am

awesome photos!! been there three times and can’t wait to go back next year. seeing your photos make me miss cambodia so much.

Feb 14, 2011 11:28pm

I just went back through this post and cleaned up some of the captions.