Phnom Penh (pronounced nom pen) is the capital of Cambodia. While we were in Phnom Penh we visited the king’s palace, which also has a mixture of Buddhist and Hindu influence. Outside of the palace is the king’s garden. It isn’t much of a garden but more of a little grass and patio area. There were a big group of kids playing a game of soccer in the middle of the patio, and apparently they weren’t supposed to be there. Every once in a while a police officer would come by and they would all run away, and then come back a few minutes later and keep playing.
We checked out the Cambodia national history museum, and got to see some artifacts that were from 200-400 B.C. That’s pretty old!
We also took a boat ride down to the Mekong River at sunset. There are many houses built on stilts extending out into the river. I assume that this because the people who live there can’t to pay for land, but I could be wrong. Everyone we saw along the river smiled and waved.
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