Royal Palace Phnom Penh

on the footsteps of a nearly two thousand year old monarchy

Location:

Samdach Sothearos Blvd (3), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Duration:

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Personal highlights

Royal Palace Phnom Penh: since 1866 the royal residence
Name: Preah Barum Reachea Veang Chaktomuk Serei Mongkol
Kings of Cambodia: monarchs tracked back to the first century BC
Kingdom of Cambodia: an authoritarian, superficial democracy
My journey: exploring Phnom Penh alone on a motorcycle

Image sources

Buddhist monks in Cambodia
Silver Pagoda under construction
One of many Buddha Statues
Golden ornaments on a door
Me with a Buddhist Statue

Cambodia

Po Nagar Temple

ancient temple from the 8th century related to the Khmer Empire

Angkor Wat

city of temples and the former capital of the Khmer Empire

Ta Prohm

temple near Angkor Wat that is overgrown by trees and moss

Kampong Cham

eating dinner at our local guide's house and drinking spider schnaps

Bayon Temple

one of the most picturesque places surrounding Angkor Wat

My Son Ruins

religious and political center of the Champa Kingdom in 4th - 13th century

Pecherska Lavra

monastery of the caves - used to be the Christians principality

Fotevikens Viking Town

learning about ordinary life and crafts of the wild nordic tribes

Nha Trang Cathedral

taking off my shoes in order to enter the Christ the King Cathedral

Tomb of King Tongmyong

grave of the Goguryeo Kingdom's founder, Korea's ancient ancestors

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