Phnom Penh

Yesterday we took a bus from Saigon to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I got sick on our way but we made it! We had to take a ferry to cross the Mekong River which reminded me of Mombasa, Kenya.

Cambodia is a poor country it reminds me a lot of Burkina Farso in West Africa.  On our arrival we realized that my dad suprised us and booked us a hotel right next door to Cambodia's presidents' house - security is very tight! We went sightseeing, on our way we saw a couple of Buddhist monks, well, it turns out some of the monks smoke and drink beer here (i didn't know that monks can do that, monks here seem relaxed and like having fun).
See a picture of me with sitting next to a monk - they are friendly people.

We spent most of our first day visiting the main symbols of the genocide. At the genocide prison (S.21) we met one of the few genocide survivors who wrote a book about his time in prison.
Chum Mey wrote a book called "Survivor" where he talks about Pol Pot and how he escaped the prison.

We then went to the "Killing Fields" which is Cambodia's main monument to the genocide.  I have to say Cambodians are VERY VERY beautiful people they remind me of Africans.  It is sad to think about the genocide but the people here are happy and are moving on.

The pictures below are the ones we took in the "Killing Fields.  I will let the pictures speak for themselves.