Phnom Penh - S21 Genocide Museum 2

The Khmer Rouge took over a whole block of the city to house their prison and other buildings. Prior to the rule of Pol Pot the S21 prison was a school. This is where "political" prisoners were brought, tortured and killed in ways that I don't want to write.

The madness of Phnom Penh

November 25th 2009
Hi again I decided to once again take the easy option and fly to Phnom Penh from Bangkok and arrived in the evening rush hour which means that the traffic is even crazier than usual! After I managed to fight my way out of the airport through the throng of taxi and tuk tuk drivers I was lead to a taxi to take me to my hotel.....we drove about 100 metres to another taxi which I was transferred i ... read more

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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

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