Genocide Monument is filled with over 5000 sculls

Day 15 - Phnom Penh

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November 29th 2010
Our guide met us in the hotel lobby (lift still broken), and our bikes were waiting for us outside. The guide took us on a whistle stop tour of the city. We had been scheduled to visit a dancing school in the morning, but a day of mourning had been declared for the Water Festival disaster, so dancing was inappropriate. Instead, we cycled past a number of the important monuments, avoiding the tr ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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