Cambodia
We were a bit worried about Cambodia before we arrived as other travelers had warned us that the poverty and begging were really bad. Upon arrival we got off the bus and we were nearly torn limb from limb by Tuk Tuk drivers wanting our business, but apart from that it wasn't as bad as people had made out. Cambodia is a poor country but it is also a country rich in culture and history, some of which is extremely sad. We felt it was important to know about the history so our first stop in the capital, Pnhom Phen, was the prison S21 which is now a genocide museum dedicated to the more than 800,000 Cambodians who died during the Kmer Rouge reign. From here we also visited the killing fields where many of the prisoners were brutally murdered and buried in mass graves. They have a three-story memorial tower made of the skulls of the dead. It was a sobering experience and we couldn't begin to imagine how horrifying it must have been to be alive in Cambodia during that time. The whole experience made us realize how new peace time is here, anyone older than 30 remembers the times of brutal oppression and murder, which only ended in 1981.
Our next stop was Siam Reap home of the amazing Angor Wat temples, shopping markets and funky nightlife. We spent 2 days exploring the temples which were incredible - the architecture was beyond belief and its hard for even the non devout not to be moved and inspired. We spent two days being driven round the temples on a seat for two pulled by a motorbike. The Temples are spread over several sites and were built over several decades, they include the famous overgrown temple featured in the Tomb Raider film and the massive Angkor Wat secluded by a massive moat - Amazing! There were loads of temples we didn't get round to seeing but we spent our last day in Siam Reap exploring the markets where we managed to buy a lovely painting and as we are nearing the end of our trip we bought a few souvenirs which before now we had refrained from doing as we didn't want to carry them.
Eventually we took a bus piled high with luggage and people for 13 hours back to Thailand intending to get a last few weeks of island sun as our homeward journey looms ever nearer.
Our next stop was Siam Reap home of the amazing Angor Wat temples, shopping markets and funky nightlife. We spent 2 days exploring the temples which were incredible - the architecture was beyond belief and its hard for even the non devout not to be moved and inspired. We spent two days being driven round the temples on a seat for two pulled by a motorbike. The Temples are spread over several sites and were built over several decades, they include the famous overgrown temple featured in the Tomb Raider film and the massive Angkor Wat secluded by a massive moat - Amazing! There were loads of temples we didn't get round to seeing but we spent our last day in Siam Reap exploring the markets where we managed to buy a lovely painting and as we are nearing the end of our trip we bought a few souvenirs which before now we had refrained from doing as we didn't want to carry them.
Eventually we took a bus piled high with luggage and people for 13 hours back to Thailand intending to get a last few weeks of island sun as our homeward journey looms ever nearer.
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