Cambodia Trip part 4

Hello! Here’s the section about the night markets in Cambodiaaaaa!~

We were given time to visit several markets in Cambodia. Two of them were night markets in ­­­­­Siem Reap while another two were visited in Phnom Penh.

We were given an hour to shop in the first night market, which in our opinion was definitely not enough. Some of us went for manicures while some went for souvenir shopping. To our surprise, the night market was not crowded. We also realized that most shops sold similar things and the accessories were mostly hand-made. The shirts and bags sold there though, were relatively cheap as compared to Singapore.

On the third night, we visited another night market. Unfortunately, it started to rain after a  while and as the night market was not sheltered like the previous, some of us went for fish spa instead. It was a first-time experience for most of us, and we were quite fascinated by it, even though fish spa is available in Singapore. The price for the fish spa was extremely shocking, as it is as low as 3USD (inclusive of a drink) for an unlimited period of time. For those with a first-time experience, like us, found it very ticklish!

While we were in Phnom Penh for the later part of the trip, we visited the Russian and Central market. The Russian market was pretty similar to the night markets in Siem Reap, except it was slightly larger and more buzzing. The Russian market seemed like Singapore’s Chinatown which sold all sorts of things ranging from apparels to mini sculptures. On the other hand, the Central market reminded us of a combination of Singapore’s Mustafa and Bugis Street at larger scale. The Central market also sold nicer and more fashionable clothes for teenagers like us.

Russian Market

Central Market 

For all the markets mentioned above, we were able to bargain with the shop owners which allow us to get items we desire at a cheaper price. However, we faced problems in communicating with the shop owners. There was a language barrier that was really tough to remove as they do not speak English and we do not speak Khmer. When we asked for simple things like sizes of clothes they do not really understand. All in all, it was a great experience. We were able to see things we would not have seen otherwise in Singapore.