Well today has to start with last night. A little of our trip history first….when we were in Hanoi I decided to go out for a walk at night to get my “steps”. Yvonne came along and we were off for our evening stroll. Well 30 minutes into our walk Yvonne tripped on the very uneven sidewalk and down she went. It was so very graceful,; she tripped and slowly and elegantly went down. And then she modestly pulled at the bottom of her long dress to cover her knees.
She does still have a few remnants from that event a week ago.
So last night was my turn, but it was let me tell you, I had a grace to my fall. We went out at night once we docked in Phnom Penh, we took a long walk around the city. Coming back, we were a mere 10 feet from the ramp to the boat…but it was dark. Here is what you can see in the daylight.
Now it doesn’t look that bad – but I went splat! No grace involved. Face first, braced by my palms, thus my wrist.
And here is what it looked like today.
At first I thought it was only my wrist… But as the night wore on it radiated up my arm and seems to be mostly my wrist and elbow.
But we must go on.
We start today with a trip to the killing fields. This was a horrific time in Cambodian history that lasted from 1975-1979. The Khmer Rouge drove people from their homes. Most were driven to killing fields. There were a total of 388 killing fields. – we visited one of the sites. This location had 129 killing sites of which they have excavated 86 of them and recovered 9000 skulls. It was a very sombering visit.
our tour guide “Tea” needed a break from our questions.
as if that as the enough, we went on to S21 -a central prison of more horrific terror.
There were a few survivors, a mechanic who kept the typewriters working, an artist who drew Pot Pol without his double chin and a few children who were recently arrested and hid under clothing.
This is an interview filmed with a man who escorted many Cambodians to the killing fields.
This is one of the young children who survived.
A picture of people returning home after the defeat of the Khmer Rouge in January 1979.
On to a lighter afternoon. First of all time to eat.
Now the Royal Palace. By now it is almost 95 degrees and no breeze. Pretty miserable.
In the royal palace there is a display of the Monday – Sunday outfits.
Oh we are certainly hot enough, but we are not done yet. Now the National Museum.
And now back to the ship on a cyclo ride.
Now back to the ship to clean up. Then an hour lecture from a fascinating French professor on Cambodian history (last 50 years). Now a dinner and the Cambodian performance.
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