Phnom Penh - capital of Cambodia

arriving in Phnom Penh	the art deco building of the Central Market	Sisowath Quay, the main riverside boulevard of Phnom Penh	Sisowath Quay, the main riverside boulevard of Phnom Penh	Sisowath Quay, the main riverside boulevard of Phnom Penh
Sisowath Quay runs along the west bank of the Tonle Sap River	Sisowath Quay runs along the west bank of the Tonle Sap River	Fronting the Tonle Sap River is the sumptuous classical-style Royal Palace	Fronting the Tonle Sap River is the sumptuous classical-style Royal Palace	riverside promenade, Phnom Penh
people bathing in Tonle Sap river	people bathing in Tonle Sap river	riverside promenade, Phnom Penh	riverside promenade, Phnom Penh	white lotus flowers are used as offerings for religious purposes
riverside promenade, Phnom Penh	cambodian woman with traditional head scarf	Buddhist 'flower and incense offering' ceremony	lotus flowers are used as offerings for religious purposes	Buddhist 'flower and incense offering' ceremony
white lotus flowers are used as offerings for religious purposes	interesting sort of Ministry	Phnom Penh street scene	Master of Auditing!	Hotel Cambodiana, Phnom Penh
streets of Phnom Penh	streets of Phnom Penh	Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh	Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh	Cambodian number plate
Sihanouk boulevard leading up to the Independence Monument	Khmer style fountain	streets of Phnom Penh	Independence Monument in Phnom Penh was built in 1958 following the country's independence from France	Independence Monument is in the form of a lotus-shaped stupa, of the style seen at the great Khmer temple at Angkor Wat
Today it serves also as a reminder to Cambodia’s war dead	street signs in Phnom Penh	National Museum	entrance to the FCC - Foreign Correspondents Club	Angkor beer is popular
view from FCC to riverside promenade	inside FCC	Phnom Penh riverside promenade early morning	Phnom Penh riverside promenade early morning	Phnom Penh riverside promenade early morning
FCC, Foreign Correspondents Club, is in this building	Phnom Penh riverside promenade early morning	we stayed in Star Royal Hotel	National Museum, Phnom Penh	The Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
walls of Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	walls of Royal Palace with Throne Hall in the background	tower of the Throne Hall, Phnom Penh	Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	Chan Chhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
square in front of Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	entrance to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh	Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a former high school which was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21)	Pol Pot was the ruler of the Khmer Rouge and the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976	the graves of last 14 prisoners
When Vietnamese troops liberated Cambodia, they found 14 last corpses that were left on the beds where they had been tortured	10 rules of the Security Prison 21	Khmer Rouge, fanatical about record keeping, took photos of every person they killed	Khmer Rouge, fanatical about record keeping, took photos of every person they killed	Khmer Rouge, fanatical about record keeping, took photos of every person they killed
Photos of the victims of the Khmer Rouge line the walls	Prisoners were later murdered at the Choeung Ek extermination centre (Killing Fields)	Prisoners were later murdered at the Choeung Ek extermination centre (Killing Fields)	From 1975 to 1979, an estimated 17,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng	inside Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
single cells made of brick	Pol Pot's regime caused the death of 1.7 million people in Cambodia, one-fifth of the population	mass detention room	remains of the prisoners	Map of Cambodia made of the skulls of the dead and framed by disturbing statistics: 3 million dead or missing
remains of the prisoners	Phnom Penh number plate	Choeung Ek is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields	Khmer Rouge regime executed about 17,000 people between 1975 and 1979 in Choeung Ek	The memorial stupa at Choeung Ek, full of human skulls
mass grave of 166 victims without heads	mass grave of 166 victims without heads	clothes of the victims can still be found in the ground	mass grave of 100 naked women	killing tree against which children were beaten
torture tree	inside Choeung Ek memorial	inside Choeung Ek memorial	inside Choeung Ek memorial	skulls of males >60 years
skulls of females 40-60 years	skulls of females 15-20 years	The memorial stupa at Choeung Ek, full of human skulls	monks in Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	monks in Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
monks in Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	Throne Hall of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	inside Royal Palace complex	Throne Hall of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	inside Royal Palace complex
Throne Hall of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	Throne Hall of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh	spot the monkey!	wall painting of Silver Pagoda	wall painting of Silver Pagoda
monk	Angkor Wat	monk on a phone	near Silver Pagoda	monks
Khmer empire used to be rather large	entrance to National Museum, Phnom Penh	buddha with many hands	inside National Museum	inside National Museum
inside National Museum	Phnom Penh taxi	king's photos are everywhere!