Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and it needs health warnings before entering. So far in Cambodia we have seen lots of motos but few cars. Phnom Penh has the lot with few rules! Innocently traversing the 'Pedestrian Crossing' we discovered that no one will stop. The skill it appears is to walk slowly and then people, cars, cows, tuk-tuks will go around you! I wasn't great at this skill but the local children were. Still, there are still far too many traffic accidents here.
The city has some very pretty parts especially along the Tonle Sap where families come to sit at night and have a picnic. Like many cities and so many places in Cambodia, there is a lot of poverty. There are many street children who become vunerable to drug abuse and abduction. We ate at a few restaurants that put money into getting these children off the streets.


The palace.

View of the Tonle Sap-early morning.


Slums in Phnom Penh. The reality of city life for many people.