A Week in the Capitol

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I’ve had mix of lazy days and seeing the tourist sites since I arrived in Phnom Penh 5 days ago.  The first two days I hit the major tourist sites; the Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, National Museum, Tuol Sleng, and the Killing Fields.  The first three were fairly typical of what I’d seen so far.  The silver pagoda is a temple that has floor tiles made of silver, but they cover about 90% of them with carpets.   Read more