day one was spent visiting all the aftermaths of the Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime. went to the killing fields where it was the mass grave of god-knows-how-many innocent Khmers, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979. and this is recent history we're talking about here.
it has now become a tranquil surrounding (albeit filled with lots of mozzies) and yet it never fails to send a chill down your spine. the feeling's just weird, it's like you don't find any reason to even smile (or laugh) when at this place.
the executed were buried in mass graves. In order to save ammunition, the executions were often carried out using hammers, axe handles, spades or sharpened bamboo sticks.
next up was the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, also called S-21 prison. it was in here, peasants were kept as prisoners and were tortured, most of the times to death.
could still see the blood stains on the floors of the prison. mug shots of thousands of Khmers each tells a different story.
for those who survived S-21, it's amazing how they did it. i'm sure it was sheer determination to stay alive to see their loved ones that helped pull them through.
it has now become a tranquil surrounding (albeit filled with lots of mozzies) and yet it never fails to send a chill down your spine. the feeling's just weird, it's like you don't find any reason to even smile (or laugh) when at this place.
the executed were buried in mass graves. In order to save ammunition, the executions were often carried out using hammers, axe handles, spades or sharpened bamboo sticks.
next up was the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, also called S-21 prison. it was in here, peasants were kept as prisoners and were tortured, most of the times to death.
could still see the blood stains on the floors of the prison. mug shots of thousands of Khmers each tells a different story.
for those who survived S-21, it's amazing how they did it. i'm sure it was sheer determination to stay alive to see their loved ones that helped pull them through.
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