Cambodia

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16th - 20th of April 2009

Today I was checking our old posts and it made me relive all the cool stuff we did on our travel in SE Asia. I realized we were too busy to finish our posts so I said to myself: there needs to be a closure!!

Cambodia was very quick for us...only 4 days...but very worth it! After a long long long drive from Laos we stopped in the capital Phnom Phen. Although everyone said we should skip it, it was a very good decision not to! It gives you an idea about the rough history in Cambodia and the Khmer regime. Seeing The killing fields and the S21 museum was just overwhelming. For all those interested...watch the movie The Killing fields.
After the capital we finally arived in the city of temples, Siem Reap. We only spent a day there, we think it was just enough to see all the best! It really is a masterpiece!!

So here it is...mostly just pictures because it was too long ago to remember all the details, but still...enjoy!

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Photos

Our Australian friends
We spend the whole day with them exploring Phnom Phen with the tuk-tuk

First stop...
...tuk-tuk broke down and we were waiting in a "sauna like" bakery...thez were super nice though...brought out fans just for us!

The killing fields
It is very hard to believe it!

S21
This used to be a school and the Khmer turned it into an interrogation camp. On this picture is a cell where the prisoner was kept and tortured.

S21
Faces of all captured...they all had to have same harecuts, same clothes...

S21
The hallway with

Sunset in Phnom Phen
The most amazing colours I've ever seen! No PhotoShop!!

New Year
These days there was a Khmer New year...celebrations everywhere!

Comments

[Tasneem]

fantastic experience!!
I was just browsing and came across this story- its gr8 as am planning my next trip to Cambodia- Vietnam. The 'killing fields' seem depressing but its a reality! Thnx for the pics and story.