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Monday, March 26, 2012

Cambodia - Royal Palace

Here are some pics of the Royal Palace where the King of Cambodia lives.  Certain parts were closed off as the King was actually there when I was there.











If the flag is up, then the king is actually in the building.







Traditional Style Home









Some Flower Pictures:






Cambodia - Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

This is not a place I would go back to.  Not really a place I like to see while on vacation but I couldn't really understand where the guy was taking me until we got there, so I just went in.  It was definitely informative and graphic about what went on at this prison.  The victims were people of many ages from children to adults, women and men.  I am not going to write a lot as there is a lot of information out there stating what happened and I do not want to make any mistakes.  If you really want to know more about, check out this wiki article as it gives a great explanation of went on.












The covered the front with barbwire so that prisoners would not commit suicide.

There were rooms after rooms filled with cells like this.



Some of the victims.


The next few pictures of some of the torture methods they used.









Skulls of some of the victims.



The wall around the place.


Cambodia - Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom ("Temple of the Mountains" or "Mountain Pagoda") It was built in 1373, and stands 27 metres above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city.









I went through the museum, but it said I wasn't allowed to take pictures.  I took a few but not too many.