good bye phnom penh ...
... welcome siem reap.
after two intense days i am now in siem reap and really excited to see the temples around angkor. the plan is to go by tuk-tuk plus guide to the temples tomorrow (sunrise inclusive - so i have to get up really early) and a second day by bike.
yesterday the focus was on the dark history of cambodia and especially the genocide by the khmer rouge under pol pot from 1975 to 1979. Thus i spent a couple of hours in the toul-sleng-museum - also known as s-21 - which was a school used as a prison during this period. after seeing pictures of the torture methods and of the victims the killing fields memorial at the site of mass graves was an impressive add-on.
take care,
christopher
after two intense days i am now in siem reap and really excited to see the temples around angkor. the plan is to go by tuk-tuk plus guide to the temples tomorrow (sunrise inclusive - so i have to get up really early) and a second day by bike.
yesterday the focus was on the dark history of cambodia and especially the genocide by the khmer rouge under pol pot from 1975 to 1979. Thus i spent a couple of hours in the toul-sleng-museum - also known as s-21 - which was a school used as a prison during this period. after seeing pictures of the torture methods and of the victims the killing fields memorial at the site of mass graves was an impressive add-on.
take care,
christopher
ccm - 7. Dec, 20:44