Phnom Penh

We are finishing up Cambodia in the capital city, Phnom Penh. We are eager to get to Vietnam so we only stayed one night. Two days and one night was plenty for the city. The first day we went to S-21 Genocide Prison which was used in the late 70's to hold Khmer (Cambodian) citizens who we captured by the Khmer Rouge for mass termination. The S-21 Prison was a torture facility, with brutal living conditions, that held citizens before they were trucked to Choeung Ek, now known as the 'Killing Fields'. Historians say that over a million innocent Khmer people were slaughtered before the Khmer Rouge was overthrown in 1979. The next day we went and visited the killing fields where there were mass graves, countless skulls and many torture weapons on display. We had a free audio headset tour that explained each area of the fields which was very helpful. This was a very devastating time in Cambodia's history and left each of us in a somber state after witnessing both these place. We tried to end our stay on a less depressing note by visiting the National Museum which held many ancient artifact including pieces of Angkor Temples, Statues of the Hindu gods and you guessed it more Buddhas. It was all set up around a beautiful garden area. Now we will head to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!