Friday, April 25, 2008

14 to 17 apr 2008, phnom penh

waiting for our turn to get on the car-ferry to vietnam


singapore flag

clothes left by the dead

Cheung Ek killing field - the truck stopped here with victims transported from Tuol Seng prison and other places. they were to be exterminated here.


a cubicle cell






Tuol Seng Museum

had a very bad sore throat. then from flu, came cough, then fever and diarrhoea. tried to follow sk not to take pills. it took a long time to recover but i did recover eventually.

came to phnom penh to see the Tuol Seng Musuem and Cheung Ek killing field. the former was previously a prison to hold prisoners during Khmer Rouge. the latter was the place where the prisoners were sent to for execution. there were probably a thousands skulls kept in the memorial tower. most have fractured skulls and bullet wounds. cycling in phnom penh was easier than siem reap. roads were smooth. while cycling, some kids on the street threw water bombs at us. it was their new year and it is the time where they throw water and powder on each other to clean them of their sins.

there is a cheap chinese restaurant 东北菜馆 near our guesthouse and we patronised them everyday. one plate of stir fry vegetable cost only usd 1. according to the young lady boss, she had put on 25kg after moving to phnom penh.

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