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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Royal Palace

Last Saturday we visited the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh. Its full name in Khmer language is Preah Barom Reachea Vaeng Chaktomuk. Just don't ask me how to pronounce it. LOL!

The Royal Palace has several buildings and is open to the public. However the Khemarin Palace, where the pressent King resides, is off limits to the public.

And please be warned that wearing of sleeveless dress/shirt is not allowed inside, even if you try to cover it with a shawl or a scarf. You either have to leave or buy a shirt at the entrance. I did the latter..hehehe. Entrance fee is $6/person.

Here are some pictures inside:





This white, French-style building was a gift from Napoleon III to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

After Royal Palace we went to Wat Phnom. Story to follow =)

10 comments:

witsandnuts said...

Looks so grand. Haha, I can see you wearing an oversized tee. Conservative pala sila. =)

josiet said...

@ wits - the oversized tee is worth $3, hehe. at least not so expensive!

Kayni said...

amazing! i want to see this place too.

Photo Cache said...

Very nice sights. It would be really exciting to live in such place filled with history.

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josiet said...

Kayni =)

Photo Cache - thank you. will drop by later =)

cheerful said...

your journey is gettinng more exciting...wait until you see angkor wat, was really amazed how it was made!?

josiet said...

@ cheerful - angkor wat is definitely next on our list. we're going there next weekend =)

cheerful said...

wow, that's great...enjoy and be ready for long walks, ups and downs but all-in-all it was fun! great to see sunset over mt. bakheng...2 days isn't enough po!? hehehe! :)

josiet said...

Cheerful - hala, hindi ba enough ang weekend sa angkor wat?! naku weekend lang kami pwede..hehehe.

janet said...

so.. you bought a tee too, hey? lol. i bought one too. it was so hot on the day we went there i wore sleeveless top. i didn't know it wasn't allowed. hehehe.