The killing field

Made it to Cambodia!

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January 26th 2007
We had one day in Phnom Penh before proceeding to Siem Riep and the temples of the Khmer empire. More recent Cambodian history was to dominate our day today. We started by meeting our tuk tuk driver Tha outside our hotel. Tha drove tuk tuk for friends of ours who were in Cambodia last year so I had his number and called him the night before. First we went to the Tuol Sleng Museum. Up until 1975 th ... 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