Cambodia is a very emotional place... or at least it was for us. We had some great laughs with fellow travellers and the locals (who always seem to be smiling).
The first think most folks think when you say Cambodia is Angkar Wat (it's even on the Cambodian flag)... ... but the next thought is about the tragedy of the Khmer Rouge. To pay our respects to the victims and to learn a bit more about it we visited S-21 prison and the Killing Fields in Phenom Penh. I don't have the the heart to convey the atrocities that occurred throughout the country during Pol Pot's regime, but it was a sobering reminder that a totalitarian authority of any kind can be a very slick slope towards corruption and evildoing .
A small portion of the list of names whose lives were taken by Pol Pot.
Cambodian School Bus...
The one and only road biker we saw in Cambodia. He passed our Tuk-Tuk.
Mekong urinal.
... didn't get Kimbo's approval for these pics so you should look quick before it gets taken down...
Devouring a Dragon Fruit.
We asked the chef if we could sample some Red Ant... turned out to be Yellow... which was disappointing... and it was really gross.
We're in the land of serving cold beer on ice.
Cambodian roads were quite hazardous from the little that we saw. Not only did we pass this over turned tar truck (the bus driver had to get out and get the tar off the tires 50 m after passing this). We passed a few more minor accidents... and a store that was literally blowing up. It was on fire... and something exploded and hit the side of the bus. Amazingly I slept through it all...
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