Phnom Penh - the capital of Cambodia

Getting to Phnom Penh:

Phnom Penh International Airport, formerly known as Pochentang International Airport, is a very modern plant 10 miles from the center of the city. It 's the bigger of the two international airports in Cambodia. As befits the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh is the principal destinations served by airlines with flights to Southeast Asia and South and Southeast Asia.

These include Bangkok Airways and ThaiAirways in Bangkok, Vientiane Lao Airlines and Vietnam Airlines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines' Silk Air to Singapore, Malaysia Airlines to Kuala Lumpur, EVA Air in Taipei, Asiana Airlines to Seoul three Chinese airlines flying to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

Bus services across the border from Thailand Pet walk and then also on the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh City, crossing the Cambodia-VietnamMoc Bai border.

An exotic way of transport is the boat trip to Phnom Penh Char Doc in Vietnam. This route follows the Mekong.

Getting Around

Phnom Penh does not have a public bus system. Or motorcycle taxi or tuk-tuks are around every corner ready to take visitors to the city. These companies offer a cost effective service with the trip from downtown to the airport costs $ 7.

For a relaxing and panoramic and three wheel cycleRickshaws provide a slow lap around the city.

There are a limited taxi service by taxi especially looking out of the city. The cars are not for rent, and even motorcycles can be hired, it would be a brave person you want to go in this highly congested transport network.

Entertainment

evening cruises on the Mekong
Live music and the bars and restaurants along the River.

Hotel

Accommodation in abundance in Phnom Penhwith all those travelers provided the $ 5 per night, guest house budget for the rich with the increasing number of four and five international hotels. A good cross section of the property is located in a river.

Where to eat

The Phnom Penh Sisowath Quay along the river front, where you go, if international food and taste has a special appeal that you need. There is a clear influence of French cuisine is available and the traditionalCambodian cuisine. In addition to Vietnamese and Thai restaurants with dishes make this area a true experience of Southeast Asian cuisine.

What to see

The Royal on the banks of the Mekong sitting position is occupied an entire city block and features of the Silver Pagoda and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the park. Right next to the Royal Palace, National Museum. The museum houses statues Angkoran and an extensive collection of artifacts from that period. On a more somber note TuolSieng Genocide Museum is showing signs of terrible past of the government of Cambodia under Pol Pot

The Cheoung Ek "Killing Fields" 15 km south of Phnom Penh, provides further evidence for the atrocities committed during the reign of terror. Located in a field of green is a stupa with layer upon layer loaded from human skulls.

Where to buy

The Central Market in Riverfront sold in all possible and covered by a dome-style Art Deco. EvenNearby is the commercial center, Soraya has several floors of shops well stocked.