I still have no idea how to correctly pronounce the name ‘Phnom Penh.’ I ignore the initial ‘P’ and say it “nom pen.” I’m sure I must have caught this pronunciation early on so it stuck (just like the French pronunciation for Laos where you drop the ‘s’ -Lao), but I’ve also heard many people say it “Puh-nom Pen.” Although that doesn’t roll off the tongue as well and feels a little awkward. Then again it’s a Khmer word, so what do I know.
This is the interior of the Central Market in said city. I took this shot back in October 2009. The second time I dropped by the capital of Cambodia, around mid January 2010, the inside of the market was closed for renovations. Despite this, it was as busy as ever.
Just a dollar’s worth of mototaxi fare from either riverside or the Russian Market, it’s always a good place to find any sort of knock off you might be searching for. Or just about anything, really.
[...] I mentioned in a post before, you can get pretty much anything you want in this place, from the ubiquitous krama scarves to $2 [...]