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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 SIEM REAP: EAST MEBON/ELEPHANT TERRACE East Mebon:          posted by at 7:50 PM GMT | permanent link SIEM REAP: ANGKOR WAT Angkor Wat:                      posted by at 7:24 PM GMT | permanent link SIEM REAP: ANGKOR THOM Angkor Thom:                 posted by at 6:01 PM GMT | permanent link PHNOM PENH to SIEM REAP After a week in Phnom Penh we took a bus to Siem Reap to spend a week there, visiting the temples of Angkor. The trip there was five hours of Cambodian music videos and karaoke -- fun!       posted by at 5:08 AM GMT | permanent link PHNOM PENH: MEALS  Green Pepper restaurant -- Khmer food is similar to Thai food, but less spicy -- we were in heaven!    Spicy chocolate fondue at Chinese House  Watermelon and dragon fruit with spicy chocolate fondue  Fusion Cafe -- we ordered a couple of dishes and the food just kept coming  posted by at 2:18 AM GMT | permanent link PHNOM CHISO We took a side trip to Phnom Chiso, a temple outside of Phnom Penh -- really beautiful:               posted by at 1:24 AM GMT | permanent link PHNOM PENH: PRIDE Unfortunately my camera died after these 2 pics:   posted by at 8:35 PM GMT | permanent link PHONOM PENH: ROYAL PALACE The Royal Palace:                        posted by at 8:02 PM GMT | permanent link PHNOM PENH: S21 & KILLING FIELDS It was surreal to visit S21 and the Killing Fields -- as it is visiting any site of torture as a tourist -- and one that's a major source of income for the city now. We kept thinking of all the new market opportunities that will be emerging at some point ... Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Ciudad Juarez ... or maybe even the Global Atrocity Tour ... all very strange to think about ...                                    posted by at 2:27 AM GMT | permanent link CAMBODIA: PHNOM PENH Eliza and I arrived in Phnom Penh in mid-May and like Thailand, neither of us had ever been to Cambodia or knew that much about the country. Our knowledge was limited to: 1) the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge; 2) Cambodia too is one of the primary destinations for sexual exploitation and trafficking of women and children; and 3) Angkor Wat is one of the most magnificent sites in the world. Though we only spent two weeks in the country, it became clear that these images of Cambodia were in fact at the core of its identity. The energy in Phnom Penh was heavy and laden with apathy; billboards throughout the city warned of the penalties for abusing children and its greatest points of interest for tourism were S21 and The Killing Fields. In addition to immersing ourselves in the history of the Khmer Rouge and the work of Somaly Mam, we also attended a Pride event, an art opening and performance at the Chinese House, and Eliza took a Khmer cooking class. Streets of Phnom Penh:                  posted by at 6:47 PM GMT | permanent link KO SAMUI We spent 5 days on the island of Ko Samui. It was nice to get some down time on the beach -- swimming in the ocean, reading, and getting massages -- heaven!                          posted by at 6:46 PM GMT | permanent link
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