View Full Version : My visit to Cambodia last year


Patrick Highrise
July 10th, 2012, 09:34 PM
Last year I made a holiday trip to Vietnam and Cambodia.
I copy pasted and translated into English the part of my bigger photothread on the Dutch forum..

Cambodia

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at which border are we now ;)

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Cambodian part of the Mekong with a ferry.

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Village along the river with a ferry dock.

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Boat/Ferry transport.

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Church in a village along the river.

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A part of the skyline of Phnom Penh, just a bit and we are in the city.

Our hotel in Phnom Penh was pretty central located for the Royal Palace, central marktet, Wat Phnom and the bars/restaurant near the river.

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View from our hotelroom balcony.

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Towards the Royal Palace.

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Whats for dinner? :D

Wat Ounalom
Before we arrived at the Royal Palace we first gave the Wat Ounalom a visit.

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Those buildings look awesome! :cool:

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Beautifull Khmer architecture!

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those details are amazing.

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Stoepa’s.

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Stupid pigeon ;)

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even the gate is well decorated!

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Outside the complex, even more temples! :)

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The flag of Cambodia.

Royal Palace

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Still outside the complex.

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Gates...

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Phochani Pavilion

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Chan Chaya (moonlight) pavilion.

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Hor Samran Phirun, the Royal waiting chamber.

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If i am correctly informed the king was at home, because of that blue flag??

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Beautifull building!

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Silver Pagoda.

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Stupa near the Silver Pagoda.


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Victory Monument / Indepence Monument.

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Sunset and monument.

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There more to come (more Phnom Penh, on the road, Siem Reap and temples of Angkor) if you like it so far :D
So Comments are welcome! ;)

bokator
July 12th, 2012, 02:01 AM
Great pictures ! Bring in some more. Thanks !

mrfusion
July 12th, 2012, 10:37 AM
Excellent pictures, I don't mean to be rude,
some body set a rule and we should limit to 3 picture per post.

AsianDragons
July 12th, 2012, 12:14 PM
^^ we can excuse him because his not a regular

Patrick Highrise
July 12th, 2012, 06:34 PM
^^ thx for that :)

mrfusion
July 13th, 2012, 01:27 AM
^^ we can excuse him because his not a regular

nothing to worry about yet, I am just afraid his put another 6000 pictures in the same page. :lol::lol::lol:

Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:21 PM
i will try to cut my thread in a whole lot of more posts!! Hope that works.

so this next part every post only will have 3 pictures :)

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Green streets in Phnom Penh.

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Phnom Penh streets.

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Local place to eat in the evening beside the marktet building.

Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:22 PM
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In the evening at the marketbuilding.

S21/Tuol Sleng prison.

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:23 PM
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Picture of Killing Fields.

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:23 PM
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S-21 was located in the city.

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:24 PM
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Killing Fields: Choeung Ek

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Pagoda with skulls, lots of skulls.... :(

Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:25 PM
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In this area they found several mass graves. And they even didn't foudn and excaIn het gebied hvated them all yet...

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:26 PM
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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:28 PM
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On our way toward the Wat Phnom.

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The Wat Phnom, the temple which has a relation with the name of the city.

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:29 PM
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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:30 PM
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Awesome!!! :cool:

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:31 PM
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Ruine in Phnom Penh.

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Patrick Highrise
July 13th, 2012, 06:32 PM
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next part of my visit to Phnom Penh will be lots of streetscenes! :)

AsianDragons
July 14th, 2012, 07:39 AM
thank you very much :)

Patrick Highrise
July 14th, 2012, 05:13 PM
We go on in Phnom Penh

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Local business in Phnom Penh.

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Central Market Phnom Penh, Psar Thmei.

Patrick Highrise
July 14th, 2012, 05:14 PM
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Under the central dome of the market building.

Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:11 PM
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Market and highrise buildings.

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Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:12 PM
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Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:13 PM
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Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:15 PM
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At the outside market in Phnom Penh, lots of people, lots of traffic and lots of trading!.

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Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:18 PM
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Transport in all sorts...

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Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:20 PM
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Who is hungry?

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At work on the streets.

Patrick Highrise
July 15th, 2012, 01:21 PM
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Back towards to hotel.

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Eveningshot from hotelroom