Silk Island

Silk Island

an idyllic island with a small museum to learn all about silk

Location: 

Koh Dach, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Duration: 

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Silk Island Phnom Penh: small island in the Mekong River
  2. The Museum: a nice place to spend an hour and learn all about silk
  3. The Island: very idyllic and laid back, living like in the last century
  4. The Temples: so many colourfully decorated Buddhist temples 
  5. My journey: dropping in the museum for free just before closing

Image sources

  1. Fine Silk Strings
  2. Raw Silk Cocoons
  3. Refined Silk 
  4. Weaving manufactury
  5. Show production

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