Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

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February 3rd 2010
Today was a better day but we had lost a day and the time budget was tighter! We went to breakfast and booked the next part of our trip, Vietnam, which was via boat! We caught a tuk tuk to Choeung Ek to see the killing field from the khymer rouge. It was a very interesting day despite the fact it was all a little morbid. The building of bones alone can send shivers down your spine. Such barbaris ... 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