Michelle's Journey: Phnom Penh - the biggest city in Cambodia

the biggest city in Cambodia , also its wealthiest , Phnom Penh is the cultural , commercial and political centre of the country and is home for more than 1 million of Cambodian of over 14 million .

was there during my end of my obgyn posting , had a very short leave thus i was there only for two days - 13th - 14th December 2013 . travel to there by my self and met up my parents who went there a day earlier , still remember i almost missed my flight as i overslept .

street outside our hotel - Na Na boutique Hotel

we went there on free and easy as we have our former maid as local guide . i arrived in Phnom Penh in the early morning , and straight away we start our journey to the Choeung Ek Killing Field where located quite a distance from the town by tuk-tuk .

these are the infamous killing field of the Khmer Rouge . Choeung Ek is a series of exhumed mass graves with a stupa at the center filled with skulls of hundreds men , women and children .

Independence Monument

Khmer Beer Factory on the way to Choeung Ek

the stupa at the centre

inside of the stupa , there are multi layer of well arranged skulls according to gender , age

provided a system for tourist to listen to the explanation of every spot , simply press according the scene number and the explanation will be playing , multi language can be chosen

after the killing field , we went back to town and visited few shopping centre and had our lunch . one of them are Sovanna Shopping Center .

beef noodle

for those who love to shop will never miss out Central Market .

beautiful architecture inside the central market

spicy clam selling by the roadside

local snacks for sale in the market

very cheap clothing you can get in the central market

very cheap Ling Zhi you can get in the market

in the night , we just walk around our hotel area as there are quite lots of pubs and food stalls , and we had our dinner .

very tasty pork sate

served with baguette

and some pickle vege

herbal jelly ice , this is incredible

cut sugar cane selling by the road side , aww very sweet

Cambodia beer are damn cheap

next day went and visit the Royal Palace before heading back to Malaysia . the old Royal Palace located in the heart of the city . Royal family doesn't live there anymore , but there are some good temples and beautiful architecture around .