Genocide Museum
Interrogation room with bed remaining... picture on the wall of final victim to die in this room before Vietnamese takeover in 1979
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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... [read more]
Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... [read more] Blog: Phnom Penh Day 3: Genocide Museum and Killing Fields
Date: July 16th 2009
It's practically impossible not to feel at least a little weighed down by the heavy history here in Phnom Penh. That said, it's also a city that is so easy to appreciate. While the government in power right now (the Cambodian People's Party, mostly corrupt and includes many defectors from the Khmer Rouge) does little to help, this city is in overdrive right now. People are at work everywhere, ... read more
Date: July 16th 2009
It's practically impossible not to feel at least a little weighed down by the heavy history here in Phnom Penh. That said, it's also a city that is so easy to appreciate. While the government in power right now (the Cambodian People's Party, mostly corrupt and includes many defectors from the Khmer Rouge) does little to help, this city is in overdrive right now. People are at work everywhere, ... read more
