For the 2016 Golden Week holiday we went to Cambodia. First we spent a couple days in Phnom Penh.
While in Cambodia we often rode around in a 'remok'. A remok is basically a motorcycle pulling a carriage. They were inexpensive and always available.
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| A remok - we didn't ride in this particular one, but they all looked similar. |
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| Little O had fun in the remoks. |
We visited the Royal Palace a couple of times, at least the grounds. It is still a private residence so it is only open certain hours and the majority of the complex is closed to the public. We went by one day but it ended up being closed. Little O had fun chasing the pigeons. When we finally made it back it was raining.
Although it was hard to read and think about we also visited the killing fields and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. The killing fields are sites where more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge Regime during its rule from 1975 to 1979. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum was a high school before it was used by the regime as a security prison. There were a few parts of this museum that were very graphic, so J and I took turns keeping Little O company. I did not know much about the regime and what they did. It was hard to see and hear about what happened to the people that went through those doors.
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| Toul Sleng |
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| Killing Fields |
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| Killing Fields - this building was filled with the bones of victims that were buried at this site. |
After a few days in the capitol of Cambodia we went north to Siem Reap. I will write about our visit there in my next post.
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