The Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda sit side by side on Sothearos Boulevard and between them form one of the most popular attractions for first time visitors to Phnom Penh.
Anyone with an interest in Cambodia history should pop by to meander through the palace grounds—or at least those bits open to the public—surrounded by their high and intriguing butter yellow walls. The Silver Pagoda likewise is well worth a look, and while those familiar with Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok will see the commonalities between the two, the Phnom Penh version is by far the lesser ... Travelfish members only (Full text is around 1,300 words.)
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