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Daily life Phnom Penh
11 Reviews Opposite the Royal Palace along the river is this small shrine which seemed to have some kind of ceremony happening when I was there. You'll also find people selling flowers, birds (which I think are...
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Useful informations Phnom Penh
7 Reviews The traditionally greeting in Khmer culture is a bow with the palms placed together at chest level. To show greater respect, a person can bow lower and raising the hands higher. However, Cambodians...
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Mindset Phnom Penh
3 Reviews Cambodian people don't seem to have any manners. This can be observed daily. Of course this excludes the service people who are paid to be polite and nice (ie, hotel staff reception desk, waitress,...
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Religion Phnom Penh
6 Reviews It’s a very common sight to see Buddha’s in local temples with money donations in plain view, something Westerns might find odd in such a poverty stricken country. But as is the case in most cultures,...
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Local Market Phnom Penh
1 Review The Olympic Market is a three story covered market near the Olympic Stadium which was upgraded and reopened in 1994 and now specialises in wholesale items. I went here with a Cambodian girl (who lives...
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Along the Tonle Sap, you will most probably noticed that the most common activity done by the kids is playing in the water. This groups of kids were playing in the water when our boat passed by. They were very friendly too, wavaing vigourously at us. Aren't they cute and lovable?
I the villages, almost every family owns a fishing net. It looks hand-made. How it functions is that the net be submerged into the water and when the fishermen will shift up the pulley-driven huge net when ready. And bingo! The fishes are caught inside the net.
There is even a floating community library cum activity centre for the villagers in one of the villages. Basically, the centre is a place where the villagers hang out at. Even the windows are so colourful. Cool!
There are many many children in Cambodia. And as our boat passed by the school, excited children start to wava at us vigourously. These children were so innocent and they were so curious. Well, kept waving at us. I felt like joining them in their lesson then.
This was the floating village school. There were classrooms, library, etc in the school. The students go to school by their family boat, which is the regular mode of transport for people staying in the villages at Tonle Sap.The picture is underexposed. Hope u can figure it that the school is in the middle of the river.
Along the way, you will see many floating villages. This is a typical floating house. The people staying in these villages are usually fishermen. For your information, I read that the Tonle Sap offers abundant fishes and hence the Cambodian people can rely on Tonle Sap to make a living, either by rearing seafood or fishing for them.
In Angkor you can see Apsara dancers carved on the walls, they are the dancers of the Cambodian celestial dancers from the legendary myth.Cambodian Classical Dance or Cambodia has been performed for over a thousand years. Most of the Classical dances are like Western plays. It is a show that tells stories usually taken from Ramayana. Traditionly women play the roles of king, queen, prince, princess, and demon. The monkey (Hanuman) is always played by men. The costumes, headdresses, masks, movements and gestures identify the characters.I am sure they perform these dances for tourists in several places. If you are interested you should ask the guesthouse/ hotel you are staying for info.
Dressed in their best, colorful silks. Friends and family gather for a "quick" wedding ceremony...only lasted about 15 minutes.Every guest was given a fruit basket that was placed prior on their chair. This ceremony was at the next door guest house at 8am!
Cambodians are friendly people, and the monks are no exception. They are often fascinated by foreigners and are excited about the opportunity to practice their English. During their 'off hours' monks often go to the temples of Ankor - not to pray, but to find conversation partners!
Cambodia has been in war since 1993. Now is a calm peaceful country trying to recover from this, but there are still signs of the past times, as this billboard I found on the way to Siem Reap telling the cambodians to deliver all the weapons to the State.There are even land mines in some remote regions up in the mountains, but I didn't find any warning signs of mines at the touristic places I visited...If you wanna know more about Cambodian wars take a look at:
Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh
9 Reviews and 371 Opinions Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh. The hotel was first established in 1929...
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La Residence d'Angkor Siem Reap
1 Review and 372 Opinions The hotel is simply splendid. The spa is the ideal manner for relaxing after a long sightseeing of...
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Q: I have only 6 days in Asia - planing to go through Cambodia and Vietnam and do a quick sight seeing tour through both countries ....
A: You could very well spend those 6 days in Vietnam alone yet it may not be enough, but that depends on what your interests are. It may be best to devote those days to just...
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