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Unveiling the Tragic History of Phnom Penh's Killing Fields 🕊️🕯️
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💭 Sharing a deeply moving experience that touched my soul as I explored Phnom Penh's haunting Killing Camps 🖤✨
🌍 Distance from the city center: A short 15-mile (24 km) trip away, these sites are a poignant reminder of the city's tragic past.
⏰ Time to get there: The journey took us approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, allowing ample time to reflect on the significance of our destination.
💰 Price of entrance: The admission fees were a mere $10 per person, a small sum considering the immense emotional and educational value we gained.
🚗 Transport: Embracing the local flavor, we chose to traverse the city in a tuk-tuk, immersing ourselves in the vibrant atmosphere of Phnom Penh
☑️ Our first stop was Choeung Ek, the infamous "Killing Fields." As we walked through the serene surroundings, we couldn't help but feel a haunting presence. The stories shared by our knowledgeable guide brought the atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime to life. It was a somber reminder of the resilience of the Cambodian people.
☑️ Next, we visited the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a hauntingly preserved former high school turned prison. The chilling exhibits and preserved interrogation rooms left us speechless. It was a stark reminder of the pain and suffering endured by countless innocent lives.
📚 This experience touched the depths of my soul, imparting a profound sense of empathy and reminding me of the importance of preserving memory. It serves as a tribute to the resilience of the Cambodian people and the global commitment to ensure such atrocities are never repeated.
⭐️ For a more profound immersion I recommend to read the book “they first killed my father” while visiting the country ⭐️
#PhnomPenhExperience #KillingCamps #killingfields #EmotionalJourney #Resilience #mytravelhacks
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Choeung Ek Genocide Museum
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I am eagerly anticipating my visit to the Choeung Ek genocide museum in Cambodia, which has been allocated a specific day. This museum serves as a poignant reminder of the Khmer people's tragic fate during the Khmer Rouge regime, as it functioned as an extermination camp during that period.
Choeung Ek, a former extermination camp in Cambodia, is now a peaceful site where visitors can learn about the horrors of the past. The camp, which housed 8985 people, was exhumed in 1980 from mass graves in a one-time longan orchard. The remains of these people are scattered around the disinterred pits, and over 8,000 skulls are visible behind the Memorial Stupa. The audio tour includes stories from survivors and a chilling account by a guard and executioner, Him Huy. The site also houses a museum and a memorial ceremony held annually on May 20th. The site is well-signposted in English and offers a remork-moto or shuttle-bus tour.
I highly recommend visiting the Choeung Ek genocide museum to gain a deeper understanding of the history of the Khmer people during the war. #Choeungekgenocide #killingfields #genocidesmuseum
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it was quite depressing to have known everything that happened here. tragic history, they have good audio system which tells us exactly how it happened. Pol pot and his Khmer rouge was not exactly an easy thing for Cambodians to move on from.##killingfields