airscapes 2004
Phnom Penh Street Scenes


My trip began in Phnom Penh, which had an friendly and exotic charm which could easily let you forget its tragic and not-so-distant history.

 


   Home base in Phnom Penh, the lovely old Renakse Hotel


Home base in Phnom Penh, the lovely old Renakse Hotel

 


   ...with a view of the roofs of the royal palace from my window


a view of the roofs of the royal palace from my window

 


   View from the breakfast table


view from the breakfast table

 


   Leaving the hotel by tuk-tuk (Royal Palace is on the left, hotel is on the right)


leaving the hotel by tuk-tuk

 


leaving the hotel by tuk-tuk

 


Phnom Penh by tuk-tuk

 


   Riverfront traffic


Riverfront traffic

 


   Central Market


Central Market

 


Street scene

 


tuk-tuk view

 


   French colonial relic


French colonial relic

 


   A taste of the modern


A taste of the modern

 


A taste of the timeless

 


   Independence Monument


Independence Monument

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