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April 21st 2008
Published: May 10th 2008
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Ooohhh ... Cambodia ... (Part Two!) Once we actually arrived at our destination in Cambodia, the most difficult part became figuring out the money system! Cambodian currency is the Riel and the exchange rate is about 4000 Riel to 1 US Dollar. Sounds simple, no? It would be, if there weren't a crazy system of mixing up Dollar and Riel! For anything under a dollar, prices are quoted in Riel (so 100... Read Full Entry



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Faces in the RockFaces in the Rock
Faces in the Rock

Bayon Temple
The Monkey and The MonkThe Monkey and The Monk
The Monkey and The Monk

The monkey was grooming the monk, it was pretty cute
Kids Having FunKids Having Fun
Kids Having Fun

These boys would jump into the mote ... then ask for a dollar if you took their picture!
PrisonersPrisoners
Prisoners

of about 17000 prisoners who served time here, less than a dozen survived.
S21S21
S21

A painting in S21 depicts how prisoners were shackled.
The Killing FieldsThe Killing Fields
The Killing Fields

Site of many mass graves
The Killing FieldsThe Killing Fields
The Killing Fields

This building is stacked to the roof with shelves containing skulls :(
Interrogation Torture DeviceInterrogation Torture Device
Interrogation Torture Device

Prisoners were hung by their arms until they lost consciousness and then were dunked in the clay pots to wake up and then it started again.
A Rain Storm is Coming!!! A Rain Storm is Coming!!!
A Rain Storm is Coming!!!

When it rains in Asia ... it reeaally rains in Asia!



10th May 2008

great pic!
Trevor, I love that picture of you with your hear touching the roof!
20th January 2009

Cambodia!
Nice guys :)

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