Phnom Penh - and the journey begins!

Our flight from Shanghai took us to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
We only stayed for one night before we left for Battambang. But this evening was such a good change versus Shanghai as we saw Backpackers, Bars, English speaking waiters, English menus and everything less show. We totally enjoyed this one night in Phnom Penh.
Some facts about the city:
He city was once the pearl of Asia as it had so much French architecture.
Located at the River Mekong it has a population of around 2 Mio people.
I will write about the time of the arrival of the Khmer Rouge on 17.04.1975 when we return to Phnom Penh at the end of our trip.
98% of the people in Cambodia follow Buddhism.
The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. It’s practically a One-Party-System.Read more