Trip Report: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

My trip to Cambodia was one long history lesson.  It was a very intense five days.  I spent my first few days in the capital city of Phnom Penh.  I then traveled by bus to the famous ruins of Angkor in Siem Reap .<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7_-8e8UmyoRl25wdcTCNRQJXJUUEItcGZ7YuHBNr3XuBy5gkhAvxckM8Xu-Xb7zwhIzomAPLQbc-y4E2FKMWOlu71mK9b57Mi9Nvw3jPS-iBB6yPTi4z8ivauy-PfdUWlw4MfWHmEsY/s1600/DSCN3175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7_-8e8UmyoRl25wdcTCNRQJXJUUEItcGZ7YuHBNr3XuBy5gkhAvxckM8Xu-Xb7zwhIzomAPLQbc-y4E2FKMWOlu71mK9b57Mi9Nvw3jPS-iBB6yPTi4z8ivauy-PfdUWlw4MfWHmEsY/s640/DSCN3175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Cambodia is beautiful.  The people are incredible.  But, the past fifty years has been an incredibly dark time in the county.<br /><br />I am writing this blog so I may remember my memories in south-east Asia for the rest of my life, some parts of this post are somewhat graphic, but I think it is right to accurately document the past.<br /><br />I had my last day of class on the 18th of April and flew to Cambodia on the 19th.  I traveled alone to Cambodia. <br /><br />On my first day in Cambodia I had the awesome opportunity to visit a local animal refuge.  All of the animals in the refuge were saved in Cambodia and are native to Cambodia.  The majority of the animals are saved from poachers, traps, and underground trading.  It was a day long trip.  We spent a few hours riding in the back of the jeep through the Cambodian country side to the refuge.  The refuge was huge and had hundreds of animals living in it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkf6w4-uaL2_u_dQ0xoKZBexGEck7-GUvVbnBXeinz0wGqU39RtSA4MEKPv1JEds_HNRhTP4miDPJKXfHoLpE0DrgCudhxmGeDjs0Pp4leZvXbyZN8BiA4OQaYBvzen_Id_ezZcnhHIE/s1600/DSCN3183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkf6w4-uaL2_u_dQ0xoKZBexGEck7-GUvVbnBXeinz0wGqU39RtSA4MEKPv1JEds_HNRhTP4miDPJKXfHoLpE0DrgCudhxmGeDjs0Pp4leZvXbyZN8BiA4OQaYBvzen_Id_ezZcnhHIE/s640/DSCN3183.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtu4nm-Js53_nep0I4b4QU6ObAGOW7ZbF6lF7n9TeIezcH8UI4Y9aeouEnOdlErfeq33GFGpTqEled8-oPsm_A5nCl5LWr9iHXiX9xY8q-zAPo8rb6-SegKBpH0yvW-LQ1nWETK13LEw/s1600/DSCN3411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtu4nm-Js53_nep0I4b4QU6ObAGOW7ZbF6lF7n9TeIezcH8UI4Y9aeouEnOdlErfeq33GFGpTqEled8-oPsm_A5nCl5LWr9iHXiX9xY8q-zAPo8rb6-SegKBpH0yvW-LQ1nWETK13LEw/s400/DSCN3411.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /> The gibbons were all awesome.  Most of them were rescued from people's homes or the black market so they were very comfortable around humans.  Unfortunately they can't be realized back into the wild so they are given a nice home in the refuge.  They loved having their head and back scratched.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LKrPTMkPZAohy0X6iQg_7aozowgY5OmCs0zgBA46CSg_cp4NdSgvDjd6k8KygTeH9aC27YwxiGRuBm1NCVEeo2G-EvkT3qPE63ZtWFn26ZtncBaUoNuBBTLXk-9FZDiPcFkqwcIk_no/s1600/DSCN3347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LKrPTMkPZAohy0X6iQg_7aozowgY5OmCs0zgBA46CSg_cp4NdSgvDjd6k8KygTeH9aC27YwxiGRuBm1NCVEeo2G-EvkT3qPE63ZtWFn26ZtncBaUoNuBBTLXk-9FZDiPcFkqwcIk_no/s640/DSCN3347.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZdyE6qZMGC5ivwTjWsK4gJ6JaOJmbN_8MDADpMSseMbBpqIOOK8xpo2U96UNTFFT9He-KhQcl7O8RVBI-KFmxoWIVaSd40SIHqVg2BiXHBJmAjIZE6CGGGk0yeMtdhjc-rh0I8DDy6E/s1600/DSCN3216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZdyE6qZMGC5ivwTjWsK4gJ6JaOJmbN_8MDADpMSseMbBpqIOOK8xpo2U96UNTFFT9He-KhQcl7O8RVBI-KFmxoWIVaSd40SIHqVg2BiXHBJmAjIZE6CGGGk0yeMtdhjc-rh0I8DDy6E/s400/DSCN3216.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> This was a new experience for me.  The deer in Cambodia are very interested in humans and actually let you pet them... That doesn't happen in Iowa.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG0nS4el79Rt5Zn8YUOJx0nz2Z556loYFiizh61nDgsQLo_rrXOkCEjifVvxkazid66W1nFyKmhfiilP2m8c-W-yHPNuDfLmWvG8m4Dx9iSIMwtt2CPq_2jbFEa7Y-egWFDZvi0eBIPA/s1600/DSCN3400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG0nS4el79Rt5Zn8YUOJx0nz2Z556loYFiizh61nDgsQLo_rrXOkCEjifVvxkazid66W1nFyKmhfiilP2m8c-W-yHPNuDfLmWvG8m4Dx9iSIMwtt2CPq_2jbFEa7Y-egWFDZvi0eBIPA/s640/DSCN3400.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5_v5J5XYeRMWCk9QbGpzEwhKIaRgdNI2DfrEb7OoycusONsIAEktRRaV5OI96vsnoPQiuHH1I0XsYAZPWw_slkwzmEAAqS73rXWZ7YM-L4wpGiyi1HpwrM_eEotrCtA7A9rL7LkX6Vk/s1600/DSCN3441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5_v5J5XYeRMWCk9QbGpzEwhKIaRgdNI2DfrEb7OoycusONsIAEktRRaV5OI96vsnoPQiuHH1I0XsYAZPWw_slkwzmEAAqS73rXWZ7YM-L4wpGiyi1HpwrM_eEotrCtA7A9rL7LkX6Vk/s320/DSCN3441.JPG" width="320" /></a>We got to get very close to the animals, almost uncomfortably close at times.  It was really awesome to see such beautiful creatures and their stories were all amazing.  One elephant lost it's leg in a hunter's trap.  They saved the elephant and it now has a prosthetic leg which is huge.  One of only a few elephants in the world with a prosthetic leg it was very impressive.  Feeding the porcupine was a highlight.  Little guy loved nibbling on the potato!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f1gHvIjOymsEdReCjs-8jTEQqEOWo8zSS_OQ4rG1e2wRg69X8IrLAnQUMnMNugLxwgmxNHhgRDq6esjByswFs_i4-8FM8RTBAZqfgOa30Yq-IyHDmtx36EBqwY8Pr65EAfIZmqfslW4/s1600/DSCN3303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsA5kCMlIN_dg4VFNgTuA7eV-YQmC8CT-uBp9-D6soCNaoFNTT6cyU6QbucXCb-_XlloNmNZmxKjJDt8jxvbX0hVXYcfxoeQMHpvvMzPSlCLV-xV8vlsOmkDsBfFN0YLwTUm6DzxVbTg/s640/DSCN3421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The accommodation in Cambodia was actually incredible.  I stayed in a wonderful hostel for $6.00 a night.  <br /><br />I had a rather somber second day in Cambodia.<br /><br />In 1975 Cambodia's government fell to a communist party called the Khmer Rouge.  The Khmer Rouge ruled the country of Cambodia from 1975-1979.  While in power their leader, Pol Pot, wanted to create the perfect communist society.  In order to do this he forced people out of every city and into the country side.  Anyone with an education was treated as a forced laborer.  Pol Pot believed the only was to reach perfect communism was by eliminating the middle and upper class and creating a single class of peasants with no education.<br /><br />What resulted was a mass genocide.<br /><b><br /></b><b>In four years Pol Pot killed 3 million people.</b>  A forth of the population of Cambodia.<br /><br />Realizing that just 33 years ago 3 million people were murdered by a single ruler was very rough.<br /><br /><b><br /></b><span style="color: red;"><b>Note:  Very graphic after this point.</b></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6e3cPvmZ7vcyDkL9bIz9Y8B5w4MpqLPzl9KYER06TLGCpjmCYnZ0kHTX5ekLQTKL8L4gYQeJo9p9ZCv-zpicyaavDk8haJonGryXAaDu59bowanxdGuQ89lN_3ipGiZdD3NcmiP9kUM/s1600/DSCN3544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6e3cPvmZ7vcyDkL9bIz9Y8B5w4MpqLPzl9KYER06TLGCpjmCYnZ0kHTX5ekLQTKL8L4gYQeJo9p9ZCv-zpicyaavDk8haJonGryXAaDu59bowanxdGuQ89lN_3ipGiZdD3NcmiP9kUM/s320/DSCN3544.JPG" width="320" /></a>I began my second day at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum in the middle of Phnom Penh.  A high school turned security prison where 20,000 people were murdered.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazyErrqZHrd0gliuz4rnon-zgGRbV_Jqnyc79Yi2bWcj2QEp6pSBVcX626UPW5vE3aisTSA_6i67mEBU_hfWeUOjXiWZGPRSbqn9fyTbfn_4DJkSNEpPRRmYV_ZKCOW13HFjD54FGM4/s1600/DSCN3575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazyErrqZHrd0gliuz4rnon-zgGRbV_Jqnyc79Yi2bWcj2QEp6pSBVcX626UPW5vE3aisTSA_6i67mEBU_hfWeUOjXiWZGPRSbqn9fyTbfn_4DJkSNEpPRRmYV_ZKCOW13HFjD54FGM4/s640/DSCN3575.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CePXm2sIbUEeuB8Z-3l4OcMbOpuuq4iW4vBzTLGoGFjke_zAFzDlsGv68UF175UvmtpmFOzHSvA6Be7EnUKUtJ6cMgTs03wqASfwCtRq__KNK5imbeEZNSm7TZMNbdnhbGa1HvDyL-c/s1600/DSCN3532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CePXm2sIbUEeuB8Z-3l4OcMbOpuuq4iW4vBzTLGoGFjke_zAFzDlsGv68UF175UvmtpmFOzHSvA6Be7EnUKUtJ6cMgTs03wqASfwCtRq__KNK5imbeEZNSm7TZMNbdnhbGa1HvDyL-c/s320/DSCN3532.JPG" width="320" /></a>When a person was brought to the  prison they were forced to take a picture.  They were forced to look happy in the picture, which rarely happened.  They were then beat and tortured until they confessed to a crime.  The majority of people did not commit any crime, but were forced to say they did or were killed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />  The Khmer Rouge used various means of torture on the prisoners:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY3mKYExea_qsT6sOVq1bBFanyC0L-okREudZUJGbhkyNvrf7l9LO04N_iaBXIajv0nqdExzZf3CFMOE5k-hR9AFfAxbKgvOkFHtmlaZxebenjUKtwgeAthf6EyXfOfHtUYlQ5gRscAw/s1600/DSCN3520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHtgIOTxUx8VxAsew3U7d7HflfSVzBh0gPR1oSd_Jx2S00gaM3aSI6aDDzwLv3rAmac6qjjfOCLf0SlXcpFmw1-ypgYzSaHAbiLXqlBrzaRNt6_iZ2F4ldY9LRFxiwjan1fGFO3MJM1s/s1600/DSCN3509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHtgIOTxUx8VxAsew3U7d7HflfSVzBh0gPR1oSd_Jx2S00gaM3aSI6aDDzwLv3rAmac6qjjfOCLf0SlXcpFmw1-ypgYzSaHAbiLXqlBrzaRNt6_iZ2F4ldY9LRFxiwjan1fGFO3MJM1s/s640/DSCN3509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Khmer Rouge wrapped the buildings in barb wire so the prisoners could not commit suicide by jumping over the ledge.  The rooms were converted into cells.  Standing inside a cell where many prisoners died was unnerving.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhsdJL5QX2eFWKKcX8hegNVADb12cgWS55-rx9tQFRyIlAnN6ZhVHqqdMjO9kcMmoPXRL6OmD7DOINX_DcknVmRGjy473Zst2s_ZrC2BFY_FMZuK2KRolyggbUvNxUhmDD1EXoc5SI_k/s1600/DSCN3561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhsdJL5QX2eFWKKcX8hegNVADb12cgWS55-rx9tQFRyIlAnN6ZhVHqqdMjO9kcMmoPXRL6OmD7DOINX_DcknVmRGjy473Zst2s_ZrC2BFY_FMZuK2KRolyggbUvNxUhmDD1EXoc5SI_k/s640/DSCN3561.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The skulls found laying around the prison in 1980 when the Khmer Rouge were kicked out by the Vietnamese. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfL3qwEOuqo5cZvwBSCaaAACwcKfPmoZ42zjDw4iqcvW8y2hTUH7a5cehDLTK-Y3Uoiyp32FIYTI-AyZBzW1tyckSlZYmuYK8yhl8xqsiyCnVaV849aOioeu6JzIgaLYThcDnsB_v-k0/s1600/DSCN3568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfL3qwEOuqo5cZvwBSCaaAACwcKfPmoZ42zjDw4iqcvW8y2hTUH7a5cehDLTK-Y3Uoiyp32FIYTI-AyZBzW1tyckSlZYmuYK8yhl8xqsiyCnVaV849aOioeu6JzIgaLYThcDnsB_v-k0/s640/DSCN3568.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />After vising the security prison I headed out of the city to the killing fields.  The killing fields were about ten miles outside of the city of Phnom Penh.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />When the people left the cities they were sent to be laborers.  Eventually they were sent to the killing fields.  Over a million people were killed at the killing field I visited.<br /><br />A stupa full of skulls honors those who were killed at the killing field.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-QoMCegIkAQKi7WSmYQ2hlazKvGF5xgSMXyXo_HHAw55bhy6eZzKd7u1Qo_BDhqq_oRVtT9jOEY5LcmeH8j0wBv3Mtu2i7SYDzfzGcLu_GC1uisul0fILQfQWpqXOsVb1YPdADR7WzE/s1600/DSCN3581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-QoMCegIkAQKi7WSmYQ2hlazKvGF5xgSMXyXo_HHAw55bhy6eZzKd7u1Qo_BDhqq_oRVtT9jOEY5LcmeH8j0wBv3Mtu2i7SYDzfzGcLu_GC1uisul0fILQfQWpqXOsVb1YPdADR7WzE/s640/DSCN3581.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Seeing the remains of a genocide is very difficult.  I never imagined I would see something so terrible in my lifetime.  It was a very worthwhile day.  Below is a picture from inside the stupa. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYCzcebGf1DoEbSfUbyYS_CW5GctB-uzvsB-_V6k-slcY6Sd6lBa72hfBdztgb9L5qGbdiI4yG2Dfxg_Rh245oLDNkFDXxpw9gqCiHVB6aChZiX6fiCM7cTxPU5VBLZFN8YAVAc3O9Vo/s1600/DSCN3645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYCzcebGf1DoEbSfUbyYS_CW5GctB-uzvsB-_V6k-slcY6Sd6lBa72hfBdztgb9L5qGbdiI4yG2Dfxg_Rh245oLDNkFDXxpw9gqCiHVB6aChZiX6fiCM7cTxPU5VBLZFN8YAVAc3O9Vo/s640/DSCN3645.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />There were dozens of mass graves in the area.  It is believed that many more remain uncovered and every year during monsoon season more bones raise to the surface from the ground.  Each hole is a mass grave where hundreds of people were buried  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYethLy0cVsHEocgT8jF54HKxWuHAx6-ICsN5OgpQLszwD6sC1oA9KRsvb2VPAkxCOzpISds6bkz2YHdQaG48jFe1KoLcwybjRVWfmIH0fHNS2kuu0IbomJU_rVhwjmLweg-XCpDvO4aE/s1600/DSCN3633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMsLsTN7qoH64QuWAmFmAyAaL-gOGjsPcK8oIflOLu77nOmesov0xhHoenchhisH0m_S5sVgDFOdFOXfC4WMn-bSjDUASwmNUmBqGyVayVExh2A9zvSPhk8OIufgCZ-aThDCCQTK8azs/s640/DSCN3616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrXAxrnHZH3vV7sAtDvCVZh2DAum0dO8Rd3XzkkHf_7eMOC6zp_dCzz4B6PRNVrBaLwI1h9pEVARHiLpzTNp5DWOaK4vr93LyToEtOW37BfX0QtL1QffUWhmTMli7Enfrxn5AP1ouZgo/s1600/DSCN3594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrXAxrnHZH3vV7sAtDvCVZh2DAum0dO8Rd3XzkkHf_7eMOC6zp_dCzz4B6PRNVrBaLwI1h9pEVARHiLpzTNp5DWOaK4vr93LyToEtOW37BfX0QtL1QffUWhmTMli7Enfrxn5AP1ouZgo/s640/DSCN3594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wAq_p7PgSVLL8KRF-ws1b7SsiQN3LOu6p4S4RjRzKsE9m6Knqg-OXn_SK-fiPDzHAR9OH0FSyFlTUZFulvvGP2MjNl9GeeQk7kVrCfn-gsPG5hr6b8H5U6ASMWHr_cuyEMTmG_pduwk/s1600/DSCN3603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wAq_p7PgSVLL8KRF-ws1b7SsiQN3LOu6p4S4RjRzKsE9m6Knqg-OXn_SK-fiPDzHAR9OH0FSyFlTUZFulvvGP2MjNl9GeeQk7kVrCfn-gsPG5hr6b8H5U6ASMWHr_cuyEMTmG_pduwk/s640/DSCN3603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In 1980 the Vietnamese finally defeated the Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh and forced them to live in the north western corner of Cambodia.  Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge, lived in the hills for twenty years and died in the late 90's.  The majority of Khmer Rouge who lead the mass executions have NOT been tried for their crimes.  Many of the Khmer Rouge are still alive today and live in Cambodia working regular jobs with families. <br /><br />I will never forget the things I saw on my second day in Cambodia, it was scarring but I am very thankful for the experience.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0LJRUUBlx93GcJcAEhVwqJzeqakd6rHJvRgaFdtZjDebjhUOPUOADh1n0h16bzYH5RukOrAHG9XI-4wyYMZc2dLZRZROQj7djExvofivdnTa14AKUO0MlmjuqctBdsGoJez2qIrzvyM/s1600/DSCN3192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0LJRUUBlx93GcJcAEhVwqJzeqakd6rHJvRgaFdtZjDebjhUOPUOADh1n0h16bzYH5RukOrAHG9XI-4wyYMZc2dLZRZROQj7djExvofivdnTa14AKUO0MlmjuqctBdsGoJez2qIrzvyM/s640/DSCN3192.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The next day I left Phnom Penh and headed north to the city of Siem Reap to see the largest one of the seven wonders of the world.  Angkor Wat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsBL8GOgVAW-ECAQ9ogbyXSi1IDAo9jf3-cum6I0zLtRC1pRI9sKtrPtVQ1zZNQxkLZ5aIsh8foKS_QpRXNus-TVVymyUAoBjsyu2wqDFU0POa7gcyAVeKRoGsjYfPIrTjFngRiV7YFE/s1600/angkor+wat2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsBL8GOgVAW-ECAQ9ogbyXSi1IDAo9jf3-cum6I0zLtRC1pRI9sKtrPtVQ1zZNQxkLZ5aIsh8foKS_QpRXNus-TVVymyUAoBjsyu2wqDFU0POa7gcyAVeKRoGsjYfPIrTjFngRiV7YFE/s640/angkor+wat2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5__EHCslb09SgFfGDiJHy5hR0PNBmVYsib3Hhi_ZezKT5t7Ui306nqyGzmqy8UkS89kpvyBTL7fPK51hzzdAWy0CQ6v9EL1xTM_SMlmOTUuvjRBe2qqrlS2wTZ6ubt-gBOwSw_9MZ4zQ/s1600/angkor+wat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Trip Report: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

My trip to Cambodia was one long history lesson.  It was a very intense five days.  I spent my first few days in the capital city of Phnom P...

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Trip Report: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Siem Reap was an adventure!<br /><br />I took a bus from the city of Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.  Siem Reap is in northern Cambodia.  Siem Reap is the perfect base town to visit one of the seven wonders of the world, the ruins of Angkor.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSxaLDM-USWlEC7f9k48aWncv5udDnuc1AyA3oo7ZgqFATs9znwfo2tlE7TxQTWQ6_6m0UT3ezp-73M19EL97awjVpTk0SoopsvJL3xiCoSLBLVdhNx1s2YFKLtEO9-a2rPV9TMo4mFI/s1600/sunrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSxaLDM-USWlEC7f9k48aWncv5udDnuc1AyA3oo7ZgqFATs9znwfo2tlE7TxQTWQ6_6m0UT3ezp-73M19EL97awjVpTk0SoopsvJL3xiCoSLBLVdhNx1s2YFKLtEO9-a2rPV9TMo4mFI/s640/sunrise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbleQV4zW5X2iO0q6n3KJ1Z4jKQviyJEGmiO59Edv_Ylidw8E3nJhz31MNjq3WM5RYtxynu5H2CdHMoUWLwrwZTLDfSTfFoQaWn1grPGsSkf11d0qoXaAIYOSO0wmfiZ9J7zVurFiTrNU/s1600/DSCN3716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbleQV4zW5X2iO0q6n3KJ1Z4jKQviyJEGmiO59Edv_Ylidw8E3nJhz31MNjq3WM5RYtxynu5H2CdHMoUWLwrwZTLDfSTfFoQaWn1grPGsSkf11d0qoXaAIYOSO0wmfiZ9J7zVurFiTrNU/s320/DSCN3716.JPG" width="320" /></a>I decided the best way to see the ruins was by bicycle.  I jumped on a rented road bike and left at 4AM to catch the sunrise over the temples.  The ruins are about five miles north of the city of Siem Reap. I've complained in previous posts about spending time seeing temples and different religious structures, but I could spend weeks at the Angkor ruins. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-7xoSueUQR_oHjyaLPQHoHpDchhvA8ygcgZpvY8kCTlId1dw9xRXJ9sDH_lZ-o7ffhu8HOxT9JD6Tgl-74H5aGOzszlQuUh92V_u_75I3O9xIGexibpVB3Moa4RMj24zYupEG2gCOJo/s1600/DSCN3761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-7xoSueUQR_oHjyaLPQHoHpDchhvA8ygcgZpvY8kCTlId1dw9xRXJ9sDH_lZ-o7ffhu8HOxT9JD6Tgl-74H5aGOzszlQuUh92V_u_75I3O9xIGexibpVB3Moa4RMj24zYupEG2gCOJo/s640/DSCN3761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQejhgPRWSeCxrtR6aQU4y0FYMsjfo4frMqA8zNEo5HsNk7kytDTr7l13dO_8t_LyggKpuTeLOa3I_wgEmjVjPCzGLj1a7t4-WBT0HE209s1SZnATCdiMZDhEld3Zugnxk8cCJsRw4ZNw/s1600/toptop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQejhgPRWSeCxrtR6aQU4y0FYMsjfo4frMqA8zNEo5HsNk7kytDTr7l13dO_8t_LyggKpuTeLOa3I_wgEmjVjPCzGLj1a7t4-WBT0HE209s1SZnATCdiMZDhEld3Zugnxk8cCJsRw4ZNw/s400/toptop.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />The Angkor ruins were built between 1000-1300 A.D. They were built by one of the strongest empires in the world, the Khmer Empire, there are over 1000 temples of Angkor.  Angkor is the largest preindustrial city in the world.  It is said that over a million people lived around in and around the temples.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Equally as impressive to the temples is the water management system.  Massive barays, or large reservoirs, are built around all of the temples that help control the water levels.  Every temple had places for large public baths, basically huge swimming pools for people to escape the Cambodian heat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pvSXISi8YKmBfcVEQrGOTk2U2rqHL9i12QSnSa6_dy_eQRKQ2W6NTzPXgjK0Gu4S6jjnyaU7QvK8i54pM2SZV3cYEvYgNP-5sFgfjepqFf_vCYKUbWSCrkxdpqXp7bMkK_WVQdk9nTM/s1600/DSCN3709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pvSXISi8YKmBfcVEQrGOTk2U2rqHL9i12QSnSa6_dy_eQRKQ2W6NTzPXgjK0Gu4S6jjnyaU7QvK8i54pM2SZV3cYEvYgNP-5sFgfjepqFf_vCYKUbWSCrkxdpqXp7bMkK_WVQdk9nTM/s400/DSCN3709.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is a public bath inside a temple.<br /><br /><br />The temples were without a doubt the most impressive thing I have seen in my life.  The most popular and best kept temple is Angkor Wat (so impressive the Cambodian flag is an image of the temple). Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world.  A two mile long moat surrounds the monument.  The architecture and design carved into the walls of the massive complex are stunning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtJFsXIV0PzNJ1Pb5aI5dhVm5y0f2Byvawg_4YCNk5RuFxfgGxtwj76C8JxxnbaEEewcNGx1Eeo5yLnGQfqba45aGJ9aPU6vTe5KN7ntmu5UOy5SQcCxPu1bpj4rc-82QX3sxQE1Z398/s1600/DSCN3689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtJFsXIV0PzNJ1Pb5aI5dhVm5y0f2Byvawg_4YCNk5RuFxfgGxtwj76C8JxxnbaEEewcNGx1Eeo5yLnGQfqba45aGJ9aPU6vTe5KN7ntmu5UOy5SQcCxPu1bpj4rc-82QX3sxQE1Z398/s640/DSCN3689.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3PFKO_5rPnOYsqR2co0HHZ0iN-h2O_OSmCXtXiuqGo5SqGkfT2Jr9_PNABRagWfcwSbCDPHmvEYIeRjgdM27Qx1fk77jSQi2V-Ig01HKHr84lvD8adjQd2ohWxUNHauJo8uOPoqIaNk/s1600/DSCN3714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrOIY0N2HD1x_vLlwiD8l_rHF_dfh51ysFDAu8sDg-ciIjf4sYIfE_JSo29nAsn8Je_CsYbQxy9J-cGTYsD92hh7JKsSCdpH5Xi-TRvAOQ9YLdzdSbz3vsWU-yZJ6N9LPfOTF4AXOGDY/s320/IMG_0145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A child soldier turned savior.  The museum is also a orphanage.  Kids who have been injured in land mine accidents or just need a safe place to call home live in a few houses behind the museum.  They help out in the museum and go to school with funds raised at the museum.<br /><br />The two pictures on the right state some very stunning facts.  It is estimated that there are between 6-8 million land mines still in Cambodia. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqreMBCai2cG1dAunXHlu-DGRUu0OWGQVCiuZiqNlCU8QE722h8xOx2700PlTyj23upIPnO4yB7hgSilI2HcZq4X6fxWsobEqA5_j01gU1qYG__YTFiA_BYPoFrLXmdUNKXx7Dv6BG_b0/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqreMBCai2cG1dAunXHlu-DGRUu0OWGQVCiuZiqNlCU8QE722h8xOx2700PlTyj23upIPnO4yB7hgSilI2HcZq4X6fxWsobEqA5_j01gU1qYG__YTFiA_BYPoFrLXmdUNKXx7Dv6BG_b0/s320/IMG_0144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Aki Ra has cleared more then 50,000 land mines and bombs. <br /><br />Many blame the United States for the raise of the Khmer Rouge.  The pictures below tell the story, but I had no idea how huge of an impact we had on the country of Cambodia during the Vietnam war.  <br /><br />The first picture is a chart showing US bombing location in Cambodia.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVOhTnL9vREZoMX9T7eme_jdHbsKOGgtlfHCvtt_YBS4Sxu_49WcTJpcpTxd5g0ow1Tpn2AJuH2cHAbG-rbfi-TlnInJvs-WX7SZWhUSUiYOLpqWBsj0edZLHnIi58aRsIyLC1PTfyC8/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1E7MbyZ08ATnYKqHbeSZovwxzdD-w5zz3_gUe8o1G87drhGmLBylN7hq4XXTeCe6vs2m-JWfvL0fyTXYwsEJ3R0LohUnGdi0UzBmVkla1bor3EP_Oz2gIN0-6c5WgtfI314KR8JJmlk/s320/IMG_0156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There were hundreds and hundreds of bombs and land mines throughout the museum.  All brought there by Aki Ra.  Many different countries bombed Cambodia.  There were US bombs, Russian, Vietnamese, and Chinese bombs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE4C9nU_i_-GwAkgTqTxul_lzUXRFMW6gpwbewB1tMSF8k-o4_PteO-TV4XKNYz_RdQMevX3p-oATPsvRiAT0mX3u8Z2oqxeqGMcHYnT0HR5fP0fwBuPyHCVGAgJs35CXEcoOF_U5jww/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE4C9nU_i_-GwAkgTqTxul_lzUXRFMW6gpwbewB1tMSF8k-o4_PteO-TV4XKNYz_RdQMevX3p-oATPsvRiAT0mX3u8Z2oqxeqGMcHYnT0HR5fP0fwBuPyHCVGAgJs35CXEcoOF_U5jww/s320/IMG_0158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYi4-KMJiGYoBu7oRDs_Kkq1d0K1da8qiOk4-xKtIzX1g1RItUdqlzD7ZP7Tw3SGxtiifwzIkunKWgdWI6pMShOBwoBF-UxCFDZpIg91IgRhEkxCBettjusbuaw-cqD5PQ3WpFvVzH0k/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYi4-KMJiGYoBu7oRDs_Kkq1d0K1da8qiOk4-xKtIzX1g1RItUdqlzD7ZP7Tw3SGxtiifwzIkunKWgdWI6pMShOBwoBF-UxCFDZpIg91IgRhEkxCBettjusbuaw-cqD5PQ3WpFvVzH0k/s640/IMG_0149.JPG" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stories like Aki Ra's can be found all over Cambodia.  Nearly every man over the age of forty fought on one side of the war or another.  Many fought for the Khmer Rouge and now live as normal citizens in the city.  The Cambodian people have been through some very tough times recently, but are very strong and resilient.  It was so inspiring to talk with them and hear about their life dreams.  Many only want peace for the world and to perfect their English so they can one day work in an office or own a business.  It is currently believed that over 60% of Cambodians still live off sustenance farming and have zero daily income.  Cambodia has came a long way since the rule of the Khmer Rouge, but still has a long way to go.  I loved my time spent there learning about the history, culture, and people.<br /><br />Cambodia will forever be in my mind and hold a place in my heart.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Trip Report: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Siem Reap was an adventure! I took a bus from the city of Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.  Siem Reap is in northern Cambodia.  Siem Reap is the per...

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