Cambodia

Last week I traveled to Cambodia with my mom. We went to Phnom Penh, the capitol city, where we visited the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Royal Palace, and the Choeung Ek Killing Fields. This city was amazing, particularly all the bloody history from the Khmer Rouge era. I don't think there are many countries in recent history that have suffered as much as Cambodia has in the past 35 years. Then we went to Siem Reap, a town close to Angkor Wat and the hundreds of other temples in the area. We spent three days exploring the temples to the point of exhaustion, shopping at night markets, chilling by the pool, horseback riding through the countryside, being swindled by the boat people living on the Tonle Sap lake, and falling in love with Cambodia.

Pics here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026414&id=1325940161&l=de0ca8b69a
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026422&id=1325940161&l=0d0af51d4f
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026487&id=1325940161&l=7ea7b4a5bb
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026504&id=1325940161&l=d576d51e61 (not done)

Early tomorrow morning I am flying to Burma and am traveling through the country for a week. Talk to you all when I get back! :)