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Phnom Penh Day 167 (3rd Nov) — Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Source: Travel Pod

Nov 06, 2009

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Today Steve and me were racking our brains for a plan for the day when one dropped into our laps; Airian and Adrian (from Holland and Switzerland) were planning on renting a tuk-tuk for the day to see the killing fields and S21, they asked us if we wanted to split the cost of a tuk-tuk and see the same things. We both agreed as its something we both wanted to see.

On the tuk-tuk journey I chatted with the boys to find out their story, where they had been and there next destination after Phnom Penh. After 30 minutes we arrived at the Choeng-Euk Genocide centre; aka the killing fields. We decided to hire a guide to educate us about the history behind this place, beyond what we know mainly from the film and the lonely planet. The guide was somber and spoke gently about the atrocities that went on in the killing fields, the brutality of the Khymer Rouge regime was shocking and made me feel numb as I saw the tower of the skulls of the victims. Every part o ...Read the full article

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