Daydreams on the Moon: A Part of Cambodia's Past: Our Trip to The Killing Fields and Genocide Museum

It was a little ways after lunch when we made the drive to Cheung Ek, so before continuing on with the afternoon half of our tour, we stopped by for lunch at a restaurant conveniently placed across the compound.

Fried Bamboo w/ Prawn (for me) & Fried Pineapple Chicken (for my mom) + Dragonfruit smoothie!

Upon entering Cheung Ek (better known as The Killing Fields), Mr. Sean gave us a brief but solemn rundown on how the Khmer Rouge went about before we paid our respects to the victims of such a harrowing event in history.

You get to offer a couple of flowers and incense for $1/person

This memorial was built to house the remains of the victims, and we later find out during the video showing that they are even arranged in a certain way.

Video showing every 15 minutes

After that, Mr. Sean led us down the fields and pointed out the numerous mounds that used to house the bodies of the victims before they were discovered and given a proper place of memorial.

Prayers for the infants and children who didn't deserve such a cruel end.

And if you think The Killing Fields was a place of gloom, wait till you've been to Tuol Sleng, or better known as The Genocide Museum.

These barbs aren't for keeping people out, they were used to keep them in.

At least the memorial in Cheung Ek provided a sense of peace for the victims by giving them a proper resting place, Tuol Sleng however were corridors of endless horror and torture.

Something about this place just gave me the creeps, and maybe it mostly had a lot to do with the bloodstains they couldn't quite get off the floors and walls of the rooms.

They used to have this open for the public to leave behind messages.

I was able to breath easier after leaving that place, and once we got back at our hotel, we had an early dinner before we got the chance to enjoy the hotel's jacuzzi!