Well its been a very busy day in the capital. We arrived here around six last night amidst yet another huge thunderstorm. At 8Am today we set off on a coach with tour guide to see S2! or Teol Sleung detention centre. It was pretty horrific to say the least. For it was here that some 30 000 prisoners were deatined and interrogated before facing certain death. Many who denied being educated middle class were tortured with unimaginable brutality. The pictures were awful. We thern headed off down the road to the killing field where all who were kept at S21 were killed before being buried in mass graves.
A much needed break for lunch was needed after a very moving morning. We then visited the Royal palace - very ornate indeed. After that we visited an orphanage that is funded by a not for profit restaurant that we went to the night before. The kids we well educated and i even played football with a couple of lads there.
The city is bustling and not as big as I thought but the culture is very different to Thailand. We leave tomorrow morning. Im off to get a cold shower as its pretty hot here as always!
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