Phnom Penh
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Heading to
Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
We took a 4 hours bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh was a total different experience compared to Siem Reap. Good thing we decided to splurge on our accommodation. We decided to stay in a french owned resort style hotel- The Pavilion. We booked a room with private pool!!! It was great to have your own pool but more importantly, a beautiful room and a comfy bed.=)
So Day 1:
We arrived at The Pavilion. Chill alittle, dived into the greatness of our private pool.=) Then we headed out to explore the area. We walked along the riverfront, where many locals chilled out. It's nice seeing people playing badminton, linedancing along the riverfront and the small park opp the Royal Palace. We walked into a dark alley which leads to a local market, where groceries and cheap roadside stalls were everywhere. We had dinner in one of the roadside stalls. Food was acceptable, sugarcane was great and they definitely overcharged us. Still, we merely paid 3USD for the 2 of us, which is way cheaper than any restaurants along the riverfront. Anyway, we bought a durian and headed back.=)
Day 2:
We visited 2 markets before heading down to the Cheung EK Killing Fields. The place was nothing much but slightly exciting. Like this is the first time we see a human skull in person, and there's so many of them!!! Other than that, it's nothing much. There's just many holes with labels stated as mass graves for different victims.
However, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum was more emotional. A school was converted into Cambodia's most important prison in 1975. More than 14,000 people were tortured here before being killed at the Killing Fields south of Phnom Penh; only 8 prisoners made it out alive. Classrooms were converted into prison cells as well as interrogation rooms. Pictures of the victims were eveywhere.
All in all, the killing fields and the museum were merely the scar of the tragedy. What was interesting was the history behind the mass killing. Read up about Khmer Rouge if you are interested.
Check out Phnom Penh @
here
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Eileen Khoo Yi Ling
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-Australia (Sydney,Melbourne,Port Macquarie)
-Austria (Vienna)
-Belgium (Brussels, Bruges)
-Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap)
-China (Beijing, ShiDu)
-Czech Republic (Prague)
-England (London, Manchester)
-France (Paris)
-Germany (Munich, Berlin, Bremen)
-Holland (Amsterdam)
-Indonesia (Batam, Peneng)
-Italy (Rome,Pisa, Florence, Venice)
-Japan (Toyko, Hakone)
-Korea (Seoul, Chuncheon, Suwon, Jeju Island)
-Malaysia (Johor, KL, Malacca,Genting)
-Norway (Oslo, Bergen)
-Sweden (Stockholm, Kiruna)
-Taiwan (Taipei, Taizhong, Hualien)
-Thailand (Bangkok, Krabi, Pattaya)
-Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, MuiNe)
A Total of 20 Countries and 47 cities.
Phnom Penh
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Heading to
Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
We took a 4 hours bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh was a total different experience compared to Siem Reap. Good thing we decided to splurge on our accommodation. We decided to stay in a french owned resort style hotel- The Pavilion. We booked a room with private pool!!! It was great to have your own pool but more importantly, a beautiful room and a comfy bed.=)
So Day 1:
We arrived at The Pavilion. Chill alittle, dived into the greatness of our private pool.=) Then we headed out to explore the area. We walked along the riverfront, where many locals chilled out. It's nice seeing people playing badminton, linedancing along the riverfront and the small park opp the Royal Palace. We walked into a dark alley which leads to a local market, where groceries and cheap roadside stalls were everywhere. We had dinner in one of the roadside stalls. Food was acceptable, sugarcane was great and they definitely overcharged us. Still, we merely paid 3USD for the 2 of us, which is way cheaper than any restaurants along the riverfront. Anyway, we bought a durian and headed back.=)
Day 2:
We visited 2 markets before heading down to the Cheung EK Killing Fields. The place was nothing much but slightly exciting. Like this is the first time we see a human skull in person, and there's so many of them!!! Other than that, it's nothing much. There's just many holes with labels stated as mass graves for different victims.
However, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum was more emotional. A school was converted into Cambodia's most important prison in 1975. More than 14,000 people were tortured here before being killed at the Killing Fields south of Phnom Penh; only 8 prisoners made it out alive. Classrooms were converted into prison cells as well as interrogation rooms. Pictures of the victims were eveywhere.
All in all, the killing fields and the museum were merely the scar of the tragedy. What was interesting was the history behind the mass killing. Read up about Khmer Rouge if you are interested.
Check out Phnom Penh @
here
