Pnomh Penh

I arrived in Pnomh Penh (the capital of Cambodia) and visited Tuol Sleng Museum. What used to be a school was turned into a prision where thousands of arrested people were tortured and executed by the Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot. 17000 victims were torured and brought to the killing fields in the short period of 1975-1978. When the Vietnamese liberated Pnomh Penh, only 7 people were found alive. Tuol Sleng really is a shocking place and should not be tackled straight after lunch.


 The rest of the day I spent visiting the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda to cheer up a litte of the terrible impressions of Tuol Sleng. It was only a short and rainy stay in Pnomh Penh, but I enjoyed it.