We found the capital city of Phnom Penh to be a vibrant city with a mix of modern high-rise buildings, tree lined avenues, riverside promenades, open public spaces, and traditional markets with stalls spilling into the streets.
And then there are the exquisite royal palace grounds of which only a small portion is open to the public.
Not far from the royal palace are two interesting monuments. On the left is the Independence monument built to celebrate independence from France in 1953, and on the right is the Cambodia-Vietnam friendship monument, which reads: "The Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument was built as a testimonial of gratitude for and in memory of the sacrifice of the Cambodian people in the cause of Vietnam’s territorial unification during the 60s-70s, and the sacrifice of Vietnamese Army and people in the liberation of Cambodian people from the genocidal regime of Democratic Kampuchea in the 70s-80s".
Now for the Food Segment
I could eat noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Thankfully there is no shortage of noodle dishes in southeast asia, and here in Phnom Pehn we stumbled upon ‘David’s Handmade Noodles’ restaurant. What makes this establishment special is that you are able to watch the cook stretch and twist the dough to produce long thin noodles. I attempted to video the process for cousin Connie in CT so that she could perfect the technique, but my efforts were not successful. I did however find a much better produced video filmed at the same restaurant:
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