Pnom Phen

Arrived in Pnom Phen yesterday to a cool thunder and lightening storm..tis the wet season here doncha know and they get monsoons and stuff..it rained again today at the same time so I presume it's a daily occurence....brilliant thunder and lightening though!














Mad Cambodians everywhere on their little scooters..sometimes 4 to a scooter!!

So today we went to visit the Genocide Memorials at the Killing Fields (where 9,000 people where executed under the Khmer Rouge) and S-21 Torture Prison (where all intellectuals, teachers, professionals etc where held and tortured prior to being excecuted). It was a very sobering visit to think that this was all just 30 years ago. Anyone considered intellectual was tortured then killed and the definition of intelectual even included people who wore long hair or had glasses....even women, children and babies were tortured and killed. Made for very interesting visit despite being very depressing.












On a lighter note we both treated ourselves to a massage this evening which was carried out by blind people. Lots of bling massage parlours everywhere here because it's one of the ways they can survive. No social security or disability allowance here...it's even worse for the people who lose limbs from stepping on one of the 2 million land mines still left in this country..they have no prospects whatsoever..