Phnom Pehn, city of contrasts

Phnom Pehn is a miss-mash of weird contradictions.

Towering skyscrapers, international banking, trendy bars and cafés selling high-end cocktails and patisserie. Yep.

The view from my hotel balcony.

Well-preserved buildings near the Old Market.

Crumbling colonial architecture.

Nightmare tangles of do-it-yourself-wiring.

Yep, that too.

Back street near the National Museum

Bad traffic, and delicious afternoon teas. 

Run-down streets, noise and rats and grime.

And rising above it all, astonishing street art.

All that siteseeing makes you hungry....

Near Wat Botum Park

Stunning artefacts in the National Museum, and a school-turned-prison preserved as a harrowing tourist attraction.

I'm not really certain whether I love or hate Phnom Pehn.

In the Royal Palace compound

Hullo, nice to meet you

In the National Museum

Cute as a button!