The Killing Fields of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Choeung Ek, better known as one of The Killing Fields, is 15 kilometres away from Phnom Penh.

Nowadays, Choeung Ek is a memorial site to those who were killed by the Khmer Rouge. It is a peaceful place filled with birdsong and butterflies.  A place for quiet reflection, far away from the atrocities committed there.

We were just sitting quietly by the lake, listening to the audio guide when I noticed a little girl in ragged clothes on the other side of the fence.  She was standing, watching us – and how her face lit up when I opened my bag, produced a balloon and blew it up to give to her.

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