Phnom Penh is the capital and the largest city of Cambodia. Once it was one of the most beautiful cities in French colonial Asia, but as a result of numerous wars, much was destroyed, and after restoration, Phnom Penh turned into a major megalopolis with modern buildings.

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How to get to Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh International Airport (formerly Pochentong, the largest airport in Cambodia) accepts daily flights from most regional Asian airports: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Laos. The airport (11 km from the center) can be reached by taxi (9 USD), tuk-tuk (7 USD), moto-taxi (2 USD) by the official (taken at the stand at the airport). Or get on the road and catch a tuk-tuk for $ 5.

Money

Here (as well as almost everywhere in Cambodia) you can pay not only the national currency, but also USD. However, banknotes larger than USD 20 can be difficult to change.

There are many ATMs that issue dollars, for example, on the Sisovat embankment or in the Sorya Market shopping center. You can exchange money in exchangers along the Sisovat embankment

Climate

March 1, Sunday Cloudy, light rain, thunderstorms + 35 ° C in the afternoon + 28 ° C at night ° C water	March 2, Monday Clear + 35 ° С in the afternoon + 27 ° C at night ° C water	March 3, Tuesday Clearly + 34 ° С in the afternoon + 27 ° With night ° C water
Weather forecast in Phnom Penh for 10 days

Shopping and shopping

When buying souvenirs , it must be remembered that a third of all electronic devices (including DVDs and CDs, glasses, watches) purchased here will be denied after a few days, if at all, earned. What can not be said about handicrafts, shoes and silk - they are usually of good quality.

The central market of the capital ("dog tkhmay", "new market") is located near the seafront of Sisovat. Here you can buy almost everything that is produced and grown in Cambodia, as well as Southeast Asia. Remarkably, the building itself is a covered market built in the Art Deco style of the 1930s

The European version - the Sorya shopping center - is nearby. There is air conditioning, there are many fast food outlets and a supermarket with a good choice. An alternative to him is the Sovanna center. City Mall, opened in September 2009, the largest modern shopping center in Phnom Penh. It is located on the Monireth Boulevard near the Olympic Stadium

"The Russian Market" ("psa toul tom pong") got its name in the 80s when employees of the Soviet embassy here bought. In addition to Levi's, CK, Ralph Lauren, whose clothing is sewn in local factories, it is possible to buy counterfeit Swiss watches or pirated software at low prices.

There are also many antiques sellers in Phnom Penh that sell goods that in theory can not be exported from Cambodia. However, most of this antiques are fakes. You can look at this good in the Hidden Treasures market, # 9 Street 148.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Phnom Penh

The monastery Wat Phnom with a stupa is located on a hill in the center of a small park near the Sisovat embankment, on 94th Street. The input is ~ 1 USD. Near the temple elephants ply, whose owners for 15 USD offer to make a trip around the temple.

The Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are number one sight in Phnom Penh. Working hours: 8: 30-11: 00 and 14: 00-17: 00. Entry 6, 25 USD (25 000 KHR). Photographing - for free, is not allowed inside the Silver Pagoda and in some rooms of the Palace. To inspect the palace you must follow the dress code (cover your shoulders and legs). As a last resort, rent a sarong or a T-shirt for symbolic 1, 000 KHR (1 USD deposit) directly at the entrance.

It is worth seeing the temple of Wat Botum, 3 km from the Royal Palace, which at one time was the "favorite" of the royal family.

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Museums of Phnom Penh

The National Museum of Cambodia includes an extensive collection of art of the "golden age" of Angkor. The main exhibit is the statue of King Jayavarman VII in a meditation pose. It is also worth visiting the statues of Hindu gods, ancient steles and tablets with inscriptions in Sanskrit and the Old Khmer language, as well as artifacts from excavations of prehistoric burials. In the center of the courtyard is the original of the statue of the Leper King (Yama, the Hindu death god) from the Terrace of the Lepers King in Angkor.

Address: Street 13, Sangkat Chey Chumneas, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh (opposite the Royal Palace); tel .: +855 23 211 753, +855 12 621 522 (mobile); fax: +855 23 211 753. Working hours: 8: 00-17: 00. The input is ~ 3 USD. Permission to photograph 1 USD, video - 3 USD (shoot only in the yard).

The Genocide Museum

The Genocide Museum Tuol Sleng S-21 is a school turning Khmer Rouge into one of the main prisons in 1975. Over 140,000 people passed through it before being killed in the Death Fields to the south of Phnom Penh. Only 8 remained alive.

Address: Street 113, Boeng Keng Kang 3, Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh; tel .: + 855-23-300-698, fax: 855-23-210-358. Photos of Phnom Penh (4)