Today we started with a trip out to the killing fields in Choeung Ek. it was a very emotional thing to go to. when we got there we went in and the first thing we saw was the Memorial Charnel, which was this big display of human skulls from the people that were killed under the Pol Pot regime. it was really hard to see because there were just so many people killed.
i think the hardest part of the trip there was to see all of the clothes from the people killed still embedded in the ground. there was also many signs which described what went on where and how many people were in each grave.
on a brighter note, afterwards we went to one of the markets in Phnom Penh. we were looking around and found many things that you probably wouldnt see to buy in Canada. there were even movies such as "Horton hears a who" and "10 000 BC" for sale, and as far as my knowledge goes i dont think those movies are even in theatres yet (at least not before we left) . i did manage to pick up a copy of "iron man" (dont tell the FBI that though im sure they wouldnt approve) . there was also alot of nick knacks and what not.
this evening we went to Sotheary's house (Brian McConaghy's right hand person in Cambodia). the team had a wonderful time at her house. we met with her family Allen (her son), Anika her adorable little girl which in fact we were able to share some time with her after having her third birthday party today (cute =D) and here husband Paul. we got to have some traditional Khmer dishes and we had Mangosteen and mango on sticky rice for desert.
just another day in Cambodia.
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