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Published: September 4th 2010
After leaving Hoi An we spent the next 5 days or so in Nha Trang chilling out on the beach. Unfortunately when we arrived in Nha Trang we realised our camera and a phone were no longer with us, due to them being stolen from our big bags in the hotel! So we have no photos from here, how ever we did get 5 days of sunshine to improve our tans and sample a bit of windsurfing which was good fun.
We then left here on another sleeper bus (hopefully our last) to Saigon also known as Ho Chi Minh City. We did not spend to long here, but managed to get ourselves a new camera before visiting the near by Ci Chu Tunnels. The tunnels were dug by the Viet Cong during the vietnam war to hide from the Americans. Here we got to see some of the traps set up for the American solider and got to experience the tunnels, they were really small and dark, its hard to believe these people spent a lot of time down there. There was also a chance to have a go at firing some of the guns that were used during
the war. One of the Australian guys on the trip had a go with an M60 machine gun it was really loud!
We left Saigon the following day to head to the Cambodian border, arriving later that day in Phnom Penh. We stayed on the lake in a floating guesthouse, which is not as nice as it sounds. However it was cheap and cheerful. The next day we took a trip round the sights which involved a lot of death. The first stop was the killing fields at Choeung Ek where Pol Pot killed thousands of Cambodian people during the 1970's. Here we walked round the fields and saw some mass graves, you could still see the evidence of this event with clothes and bones in the ground where we walked. The next stop was S-21 which was a former school that was turned into a detention centre where people were tortured by Pol Pots Khmer Rouge. Here there was also a lot of evidence through mug shots of the people held here some were small children and many mothers and their babies. After this depressing experience we headed to the nicknamed Russian market, which had an array of
foul smells.
The next stop was Siem Reap in the North of Cambodia, so today we spent the day at Angkor Wat looking around many different sights. Angkor Wat was very impressive, the building has been well preserved as there were many details on the stones still visible. As well as Angkor Wat itself there are numerous other sights to see. Including the temples used in the Tomb Raider Movie. This evening we explored the market and enjoyed some Cambodian food. The rain has come back so we decided to take an early night before our journey back to Bangkok tomorrow.
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Dad
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I remember the fields
Sounds like your seeing alot and experiancing things we have been woundering what you were up to as it seems an age since we heard from you, But sounds and looks likeyou been buys. look forwardto speaking with you soon. dad xx