Down by the River
by DrewV
Down by the river, I shot my baby -- Neil Young
My, that's depressingly fitting.
Phnom Penh is built upon the banks of the Tonle Sap River, at the point where it flows into the Mekong. The two rivers mingle and then separate into the Mekong and Bassac rivers as they flow out of Cambodia into the massive delta in Vietnam.
riverbank living
by sunnywong
an early morning exploration of the west bank of the Chrouy Changvar peninsula, the finger of land at the confluence of the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers. This shot was taken as I cross the Japanese Friendship Bridge. Just minutes from the hustle and bustle of Phnom Penh, it's like crossing over into another world.
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
by Cathy&Gary
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony is celebrated in May at the beginning of the rainy season and is the first of the traditional agrarian festivals.
This day marks the start of rice planting for the country.
In times past on a day determined by Palace astrologers, the King traced the first furrows in the capitals sacred rice field, inaugurating the Ploughing season.
Today a ceremonial furrow is ploughed in the park of the National Museum and the scared cows are offered selected foods and drinks and what they choose foretells the following years crops.
The ritual is performed by a man, the King of Meakh, who leads the yoke and plough. A woman follows, Queen Me Hour, who then sows the seeds.
After circling the rice filed three times, the procession stops at a chapel where Brahmins invoke the protection of the Gods.
For this ceremony both men and women wear brightly colored traditional Khmer costumes.
Eating Spiders and Insects!
by ZENDER
This is strictly an Off The Rockers activity!
This is also a reflection of how people can survive even in the toughest of times, perhaps.
There are insect galore at one end of the Central Market (Phsar Thmei)
Tuol tom pong market -Russian Market
by mary2u99 about Russian Market
The place to do souvenir shopping. A wide range of real and fake antiquities, wood curving, betel nut boxes, silk, silver jewelry, jewelry cases, DVDs, CDs.
You can buy backpack at a good price provided you bargain. We got two backpack for the price of US15.00. The place to do souvenir shopping. A wide range of real and fake antiquities, wood curving, betel nut boxes, silk, silver jewelry, jewelry cases, DVDs, CDs and backpacks. from US1.00 and above