Flying into Phnom Phen, one can clearly see that it is rainy season. Despite the overcast skies it is STILL HOT and INCREDIBLY humid! The upside to traveling during this time is that there aren't as many tourists - which you'll be able to see by my pictures. Incidentally, Cambodia has a population of 16 million - very small country in comparison to the U.S., which has a population of 307 million! China and India top off at 1.4 billion and 1.15 billion respectively!
The grounds of the Royal Palace, as any palace, are beautiful. The buildings were constructed in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries.
The two stupas stand out amid the colorful tile roofs from the other buildings. Each stupa is considered a religious monument holding the ashes of a deceased Buddhist, in this case of past kings or members of royalty.
Preah Thineang Chan Chhaya ("Moonlight Pavilion") is an open-air pavilion that serves as stage for Khmer classical dance in the past and present. 
Here I'm wearing the Cambodian "Krama," which is a checkered scarf traditionally worn by Cambodians. Tito brought each of us one from Cambodia at the start of our course. This cotton scarf is what distinctly separates the Khmer (Cambodians) from their neighbors (from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos). It's useful and serves as protection from the sun, an aid (for your feet) when climbing trees, a hammock for infants, a towel, a "sarong," or a stylish accessory. To wear a "krama" is to be Cambodian!
The color of the beautiful pink lotus just jumps out at you among the greenery ...
I used this money to pay for my dinner on the first night we were in Phnom Phen. ($1 = 4,000 Riel). Because my mango salad cost US$4.00 (which, by the way, is the preferred currency), I had to pay 16,000 Riel. The smallest paper denomination that I used was 100 Riel, which is 2.5 cents!
Anyone who has "status" in Cambodia drives a Lexus and wants you to know it! 
This woman is off to work selling some type of food in styrofoam cups. While I was eating breakfast one morning, I saw a woman similarly carrying a tray on her head with a big bowl of dry bugs - and they weren't small either! 
Here is a dental clinic in downtown Phnom Phen! I made sure to get my x-rays, cleaning and visit scheduled the week before I left for Bangkok!!!! :o)
While walking Aarti and I walked past a few people selling liter bottles of petrol for mopeds from glass Pepsi or Coke bottles!
I ran into these, along with fried frogs, at the Night Bizaar in Phnom Phen. Yes, they are snakes!! and no, they're not for decorative use!!!!!!!!
