I spent less than a week in Cambodia, which is not nearly as much time as I would’ve liked. I didn’t know a lot about Cambodia before traveling there, but in the short time I visited, I learned so much about the country’s tragic history. I toured the Killing Fields and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, where visitors are educated about the horrific Khmer Rouge reign. I also took a boat ride on the Tonle Sap, saw Angkor Wat and several other temples in Angkor Archaeological Park (including the one from Tomb Raider!), and partied on the iconic Pub Street (as tourists tend to do) in Siem Reap. I’d love to go back and spend more time touring around and continue to learn about this amazing country and its rich history.
soup and a special Phnom Penh Heineken beer! (Phnom Penh, Cambodia — October 2014)tribute to the dead at the Killing Fields (Phnom Penh, Cambodia — October 2014)flag banner (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)flag banner (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Ta Prohm, the “Tomb Raider” temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Ta Prohm, the “Tomb Raider” temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Ta Prohm, the “Tomb Raider” temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Bayon Temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Bayon Temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Bayon Temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Carvings in Bayon Temple. We were told that if a king died before the carvings he ordered were finished, the new king would start fresh with his own carvings, instead of having the previous ones completed. You can see how the picture is incomplete here. (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)intricate art in Bayon Temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Bayon Temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Bayon Temple (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)entrance to the park (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)entrance to the park (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Angkor Wat at sunrise (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)carvings at Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)the night market near Pub Street (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)getting the dead skin eaten off our feet by fish! (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)the hotel pool (Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)beers on boats (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)playing with the Cambodian children (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)a school or church (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)floating houses (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)showing off for the kids (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)an amazing reflection (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)a little shop or restaurant (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)floating houses and shops (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)floating village (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)a small Ferris wheel (Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia — October 2014)
