Visit to Genocide museum. This was originally a school but under the rule of Polpot became a prison where the educated were taken. Here they were interrogated, tortured and either killed or sent to the Killing fields which we visited later. I will just describe our visit in photographs as it was too horrific to put into words.
After the sobering morning, we returned to the hotel then walked again to a restaurant near the river. This one too had pictures drawn by visitors on the wall. I had Pahd Thai and delicious pineapple shake then Jac and I decided to return by tuk tuk for a swim in the pool. Before this we walked along to the Palace area sightseeing. There were very young children trying to sell you things. We had been told by the guide not to encourage them but to only buy from adults.
The hotel pool was on the top floor with an amazing view of the city. Gill eventually joined us. There were a couple of security guards up there which was a bit unnerving but we realised later that there was a huge event going on and they had a good vantage point to keep watch.
We had some free time before dinner so decided on a Pinocolado on our balcony. Suddenly there was a huge bang. I thought it was thunder but it was followed by several more and we feared a terrorist attack but then I noticed the bright colours of fireworks reflected in windows of high rises. We dashed up to the pool on the top floor to watch but the lift was slow and we only reached the roof for the finale. However Jac had got up there first and taken an excellent movie clip.
At 7 we took 3 tuk tuks between us to our restaurant for dinner. This time I had Mango salad with prawns and a beer…. so much eating on this trip!
We returned to the hotel by tuk tuk – early start in the morning.
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