Archives for February 2012

Killing Fields – Cambodia -a chilling experience

Killing Fields of Choeung Ek – Cambodia At the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek the bodies of seventeen thousand people were found buried in mass graves. These people came from the Tuol  Sleng prison in Phnom Penh. The Cambodian people came from all walks of life and all ethnic groups. Politicians, doctors, teachers, the elderly, […]

Tuol Sleng | Phnom Penh – Cambodia

Tuol  Sleng – a very sobering experience Tuol Sleng, Genocide Museum originally a school, taken over by the Khmer Rouge in 1975 and used as  torture headquarters. It became known as S21. I felt a great deal of unease as we ventured through the front gate into the grounds of the Tuol  Sleng. Grim  reminders […]

Lotus Blanc – Phnom Penh – Restaurant

A traditional Khmer meal  at the Lotus Blanc Practice Restaurant Lunch took us to the  Phnom Penh restaurant of Lotus Blanc, which is  a vocational training center in the hospitality industry. It trains  ex-street children; children who were found scouring the local area’s garbage dump to survive. The Lotus Blanc restaurant is  a French NGO, […]

Artifacts – National Museum of Cambodia | Phnom Penh

   The National Museum of Cambodia, holds many wonderful artifacts. Majestic architecture and artifacts – National Museum of Cambodia The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh is a stunning architecturally designed building. The National Museum  constructed in  traditional Khmer style, consists of four rich terracotta colored pavilions. The four pavilions  surround a leafy green […]

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