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Cambodia: Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh

By Mithun Divakaran
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Jul 10, 2019
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Cambodia, Travel

Date: 12 May 2018

After starting our day with a very early river cruise along the Mekong, we decided to visit the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh instead of heading back to our hotel for breakfast right away.

We saw a wedding party lined up bearing gifts

Phnom Penh wedding party — The groom and his side of the family were waiting for their time to enter the wedding hall nearby

Cyclists morning Phnom Penh — The Riverside promenade is a popular draw for locals

Pigeons Phnom Penh Cambodia — We were dropped off at the Royal Palace Park

Royal Palace park Phnom Penh — Families, tourists, school children… and lots of pigeons at this park

Royal Palace road Phnom Penh — The road in front of the Royal Palace is closed off to private vehicles

Royal Palace rules Cambodia — The Royal Palace opens at 8am. Here are the rules.

Cute girl pigeon feather — Since we had to wait for the entry gates to open, my girlfriend picked up a pigeon feather and posed for the camera. (We had nothing else to do)

Entry gate Royal Palace Phnom Penh — As soon as the gates opened, we went in. There were less than 30 people at this time.

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