Sunday meant a speedboat ride up the Mekong to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. There was lots to look at as we zoomed along and it was great to have the boat guide's help to cross the border. Saw some boys riding their water buffalo out of the river!
On Monday we took a tuk-tuk to the killing fields from Phnom Penh. Of course, it was awful but it's something you really have to make yourself do while you're here. There was an audio tour which was very good, with first hand stories, info about Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and a guide around the site. That terrible man was responsible for killing 25% of the Cambodian population and as bullets were deemed too expensive you can imagine some of the ways the people died.
In the afternoon we walked around the Royal Palace buildings. They were similar in style to the Thai Palace and temples, set in lovely gardens.
Starting point of the boat trip
Monument at the killing fields
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