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My Cambodian Journey: Saddened by History

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While visiting Cambodia usually means visiting the Angkor Wat, it is in Siem Reap, and in Phnom Penh, the must visit places are the Genocide Museum or Toul Seng Museum and the Choeung Ek Killing Fields, shorter known as the Killing Fields. That is why i'm dedicating one part of my journey to these two memorable places. I was much anticipating my second day because of the histories that lie behind these two places; one is a torture and interrogating ground, a place once a school turned into a prison site, and the other are the graves of mass killing execution done almost so systematically. Before i delve further in on these two places, there were other things on this day that are worth experiencing, visiting and remembering, partly food. Me in front of one of the main buildings in the Genocide Museum. Grilled Pork Chop with Rice At a local roadside shop for breakfast for 7000 Riel. With the help of the map, we made on foot to the Genocide Museum from the hostel and found th...