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A very sobering read this time. But the rest of Cambodia is really rather lovely. Good result for the election we thought. Lucy staying for a couple of days as it is her holidays now. Still packing fragiles.

PP Love
Love your photos of the Royal Palace. Have you been to the Foreign Correspondents Club yet? I know it's an expat hangout and not very local, but a sunset drink at the window overlooking the river is pretty cool :)

Such contrasts!
The Royal Palace photos are stunning, and such a contrast to the stories from the torture center and the killing fields. Good thing you started and ended with beauty! I've a Cambodian colleague whose professor father was taken, tortured and killed when she was a tiny girl. Her mother took her and the other children into the jungle in the dead of night to escape into Thailand where she grew up in a pretty terrible refugee camp. It sounds as if life is still rough for many Cambodians; thank goodness for organizations helping young women escape the sex trade. Palaces and prostitution--contrasts indeed!

Great descriptions
We stayed above an Irish Pub across from the Palace. It was an interesting place. Next time I see you remind me to tell you about the rat. You have described Pol Pot's madness very well. The smells were sometimes over powering in this city with all the humidity. Do they still drag all the garbage out to the street in front of each business and let it sit until it gets removed? Stay safe and enjoy.

Wet and wonderful
This photo looks like a place where I could sit and while away hours, and I'm with you--I'll take rain to lots of tourists anytime! Besides, your photo of wet Banteay Srei is very evocative. Plus, the rain helped get you to that very worthwhile Landmine Museum--what a hero that guy is! And while you are probably right about the notebooks at the school, it was a sweet story.

Shiny with rain...
...as opposed to hazy with dust in the dry season. Banteay Srei was a favourite for me, and your photos make me wish that I could see it again - this green and shiny. Hope the weather gods are kind for the rest of your trip.

OMG!!
Now that looks seriously good. Sineful

Cambodia looks really beautiful. Enjoying the blogs. One of thoses crumbling temples would look great as a folly in the garden. Packing progressing steadily if not slowly.

Love the carvings
So amazing

Low season?
These low season crowds are truly frightening--what must the high and dry season be like? Great temples and beautiful carvings, but I'm with you, I don't need to know every detail. I prefer to research on my own and then experience and sense the place, rather than listen to a boring litany. Must admit, I'm guide phobic; still, what amazing temples and jungles!