death and the beach - Cambodian style

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death and the beach - Cambodian style

 Asia » Cambodia » Sihanoukville By wanderinglaura
April 14th 2007
Laura Princic I have motored from Siem Reap to Phnom Pehn to Sihanoukville.

I stayed two days in Phnom Pehn. Was fined by the police for having my headlight on during the day (it doesn't turn off--I later covered it up with duct tape). Oh, the cops are fat in Phnom Pehn!

I visited the sites where the Khmer Rouge tortured and killed of thousands of people in the 1970's at the former Tuol Svay Prey High School (now Tuol Sleng Museum) and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek.

Then I went to find the ocean. A beautiful ride through the Cambodian countryside brought me to Sihanoukville. Here I am having a swim and recovering from some minor tummy bug.

It's a good place to take a break, but it's not that pretty. The sand is beautiful, but the water is murky and there are few signs of life: some purple jellyfish.

I expect to motor on to Kompong Cham and follow some dirt roads along the Mekong to Kratie in the next couple of days.

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Photos

high school classroom turned torture room
Tuol Sleng Museum, Phnom Pehn

mass grave sites
Choeung Ek, outside of Phnom Pehn

skulls
Choeung Ek, outside of Phnom Pehn

riverfront
Phnom Pehn

rustic wooden bridge
on the road to Sihanoukville

Cambodian countryside
from a monestary near the road to Sihanoukville

fishing boats
Kep

Laura finds the ocean after a long day in the saddle
Kep

my temporary abode
Serendipity Beach, Sihanoukville

Otres Beach
Sihanoukville

Comments

[Youk Chhang]

From Youk Chhang
Very beautiful work of arts. Regards, Youk