Cambodia

Cambodia

Travel/flying- Monument- Beoung Cheoung Ek In 1975 all residents of Phnom Penh were forced out of their homes by the Pol Pot into farming areas. Tjis building is a reminder of the terror that happened.
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Currency- Cambodia's currency is in Reils. One U.S. doller is equal to 4,000 Reils and one Reil is equal to .0002508

Cambodians eat noodle soup, rice with barbecued meat, and baguette covered with coconut oil for breakfast.
 * == **Food** ==
 * Breakfast**:
 * Dishes:**
 * **Amok Curry** — red curry paste, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves and chilli.
 * **Ginger chicken/fish** — fried meat with loads of ginger, some garlic and onion and eaten with rice.
 * **Lemon fish soup** — A clear broth with a strong lemon flavour, with fresh herbs, spring onion and garlic.
 * **Cambodian Laksa** —thin rice noodles in a red curry soup, you add beans sprouts, Vietnamese mint, chilli, cucumber and some other stalk green vegetable.
 * **Beef and vegetable salad** — cabbage, tomato, carrot, red onion and very thickly sliced cooked beef covered in a sauce of lime juice, fish sauce, vietnamese mint and peanuts.
 * Snacks:**
 * Fried spiders
 * Desserts:**
 * Small donut balls— with a semi sweet lentil filling and an icing sugar coating.


 * ==** Weather/ Climate **==

Cambodian climate is defined by two monsoon seasons: the cooler, drier northeastern monsoon from November to February and the warmer, wetter southwestern monsoon from May to October.

The hottest month is April and can reach at 105°F.
 * Climate-** Tropical
 * Temperature-**
 * The average temperature in Cambodia is 27.7 °C (82 °F).
 * The range of average monthly temperatures is 3.5 °C.
 * The warmest average max/ high temperature is 35 °C (95 °F) in April.
 * The coolest average min/ low temperature is 21 °C (70 °F) in January.
 * Cambodia receives on average 1407 mm (55.4 in) of precipitation annually or 117 mm (4.6 in) each month.
 * On balance there are 121 days annually on which greater than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of precipitation (rain, sleet, snow or hail) occurs or 10 days on an average month.
 * The month with the driest weather is January when on balance 7 mm (0.3 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 1 days.
 * The month with the wettest weather is October when on balance 257 mm (10.1 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 17 days.
 * Mean relative humidity for an average year is recorded as 78.0% and on a monthly basis it ranges from 70% in March to 85% in September.
 * There is an average range of hours of sunshine in Cambodia of between 4.3 hours per day in September and 8.6 hours per day in March.
 * On balance there are 2490 sunshine hours annually and approximately 6.8 sunlight hours for each day.
 * On balance there are 0 days annually registering frost in Cambodia and in January there are on average 0 days with frost.



LODGING NagaWorld Hotel and Entertainment Complex is a 5 star hotel located in the heart of Phnom Penh next to the mighty Mekong River. NagaWorld Hotel and Entertainment Complex comprises a 14 story hotel wing an eight story entertainment wing connected by two sky bridges. For a Deluxe room it would cost 86 U.S. dollars. For an Executive Suite it would cost you 223 U.S. dollars. 2 percent taxes and 10 percent service charge are not included in room charge. The contact information is +65 62352498.

Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh is a 4 star hotel. Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh is located in the heart of the cities “green belt” – home to the capitals most exclusive address and famed avenue; and is surrounded by many famous Cambodian landmarks, government offices, and embassies that reflect the countries past, present, and future. For a Deluxe room it would cost 90 U.S. dollars. For a Deluxe room with a balcony it would cost 105 U.S. dollars. The contact information is +65 62352498.

SOCCER

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Cambodia. The rice fields after harvesting is used to play by the villagers. People choose to play it for their exercise. Kids, teenagers, and almost everyone plays it whenever they finish from school or their occupation. Sometimes they just play it for friendship or to bet money. Soccer has long been popular in Cambodia but during the Khemer Rouge years the finest players either died or moved out of the country.

TUOL SLENG GENOCIDE MUSEUM

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum has lived several lives. In the 1960s it was a high school known as Tuol Svey Prey. From 1975 to 1979 it was S-21 a secret Khmer Rouge prison facility where supposed traitors to the regime were held and tortured. The schools classrooms served as torture chambers and the school windows were covered with barbed wire and iron bars to prevent captives from escaping. Experts estimate that between 15,000 to 30,000 people were held at Tuol Sleng until its wonders fled in 1979. Most of the prisoners were killed at the nearby mass graves of Choeung Ek. Only a handful of them survived.

Today Tuol Sleng which means “hill of poisonous trees” in the Khmer language is one of Cambodia’s most popular tourist attractions drawing around 500 tourists every day.

Tonle Sap Lake

During the monsoon, which is a type of rain during the wet seasons, it’s becomes the largest freshwater lake in Asia. It’s a combination of a lake and river system. The rivers connecting to it changes its flow twice a year. The lake grows and shrinks during the wet and dry seasons. During the wet seasons it grows up to 12,000 square kilometers. During the dry seasons it shrinks down to 2,500 square kilometers. The lake is one of the most highly productive inland fisheries in the world. It supports over 3 million people. One of the most endangered species lives in the lake, the Mekong giant catfish. The catfish can grow up to 10 feet and it can weigh up to 650 pounds. The boat tour there lasts over 5 hours long.



Angkor Wat

In the first half of the 12th century, Angkor Wat was built. the building time of it was estimated to 30 years. It became a Buddhist monument in the 16th century. It is 699 feet high. It is a miniature replica of the universe. The center tower symbolizes the mythical mountain, Meru. The five five towers correspond with Meru’s peaks. The outer walls symbolize the edges of the Earth, and the moat represents the oceans.

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