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Yeah Penh Square, just south of Wat Phnom,
with Exchange Square & Vattanac Tower in view. |
It's been 18 years since we last visited Cambodia. Phnom Penh in 2008 was a low-rise bustling third world city, with nary a skyscraper in sight. Today, it looks like a modern metropolis, with a skyline that looks like Bangkok at certain angles. The old and spanking new come into collision like no other city we've visited. There are modern integrated resorts, old French colonial-era buildings, swanky restaurants and ubiquitous street food.
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Singha and Naga, sacred symbols
along Norodom Boulevard. |
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| The tree-lined Preah Ang Duong St (No.110) |
Here are some photographs I took, a portrait of a city that has risen from the ashes of a genocide (1975-79) and refuses to be dismissed. A heady mix of fascinating contrasts.
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The French colonial era art deco
Central Market, built in 1937. |
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| The Old Market on Preah Ang Eng St (No.13) |
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| Banana vendors on Preah Ang Eng St (No.13) |
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| Tuk tuk outside Kandal Market. |
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Hardly anyone wears crash helmets here,
outside the Old Post Office. |
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