Cambodia's Genocidal Past

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September 17th 2014

Published: June 11th 2017

Today was a difficult day, as expected. We had breakfast in the hotel this morning, then met the group at 8 am to head out to the Choeung Ek Memorial at the Killing Fields, about an hours drive from our hotel. There is a memorial here to the estimated 3 million people killed by the Khmer Rouge. The memorial stupa is made up of an estimated 8,000 human skulls and marks the site of the infamous Kill... Read Full Entry

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17th September 2014

Dad
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I've been really enjoying your blog, Lori. It's hard to view the horror of the killings but I thing it is important to see the memorial and museum . These actions should never be forgotten. Now onto happier times..Dad .

19th September 2014

Valerie Brown
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Some years ago Scott and I saw an exhibit of photos of some of the victims, at the Photography museum in Ottawa. It was unbelievably moving and i've never forgotten it. Even though it is a very sad place imbued with evil, I believe it is
important to bear witness. Thanks for sharing with us.

23rd June 2017

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Same same but different...
I just read all your Thailand/Cambodia blogs in one sitting! It made me re-live our 2013 Intrepid Cambodia trip, and even though our trip was different, there are many similarities - we had Mr T as our contact at the Sambor Prei Kuk homestay too (just checked our blog, his real name was Mr Bunteng); and I also had to use the toilet in the night but the house we stayed in didn't have an upstairs toilet, so I had to trudge downstairs in the dark. I laughed at your very accurate description of exiting the mossie net and re-entering it :) We found the Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields very difficult too, and I still feel weird when I think about our visit :( I'm fairly sure I've already read your Vietnam blogs, but will look over them soon. :)

23rd June 2017

Waddads Travel
Lori & Susan

Same same but different ...
I vividly remember the night at the homestay and my many trips to the squat toilet! Re-reading the blogs really brings back the memories. Sure makes me want to go on another trip ...

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