Since visiting the Royal Palace on Friday, we haven't done a great deal to write about in Phnom Penh. Saturday and Sunday were pretty much the same in that we went out for some lunch and for a walk along the riverfront before then grabbing some tea on each night. On Saturday night we decided to buy a bottle of Smirnoff vodka and have a good drink in the room. For anyone who knows me, they will know that vodka doesn't particularly agree with me but it went down well and we had a canny night watching films in the room.

On Monday morning, we jumped in one of the numerous tuk tuks stationed outside our hotel and visited the Killing Fields. The first tuk tuk we were going to get in wanted to charge us $20 which we refused. In the room before leaving, we had set a max figure of $12 which we were willing to pay. This was blown out of the water straight away when Beth's response to the $20 offer from the driver was a $15 counter offer. A heated discussion between me and Beth ensued and we promptly walked off before he could agree to the hasty $15 offer from Beth. Two seconds later we had found someone willing to do it for $12 so we were back on speaking terms!!!

The journey to the Killing Fields took around 40 minutes along some really rough dirt roads which threw a lot of dust into our faces. We paid the $6 entrance fee and got the headset which provided the audio tour around the site. There is a central tower like structure which is surrounded by the untouched mass graves and the excavated mass graves. This structure houses the skulls and other bones of those killed at this particular site and is a gruesome site. The audio tour is really informative and gives the detailed story of why an what happened during the years that Pol Pot was in power from 1975 - 1979z. Our knowledge prior to the visit was simply that millions had been killed by the regime but the survivor stories and information on the audio tour really helped us with why happened. Some of the things that happened at the site were absolutely horrific and are something that will hopefully never happen again. We would definitely recommend a visit if you are in Cambodia. On the way back, the tuk tuk driver asked us our names in the vain hope of future business. There seemed to be some confusion when he then started calling me 'Lemal' and on the few occasions we have seen him since he's again called me 'Lemal'. Beth finds this highly amusing!!

On Monday night, we went out for some tea and the main thing to note about this was that I got a jug of beer for $2. That's what I call a bargain and it was enjoyed whilst we watched the lightning all around us. Today (Tuesday), we've picked up our passports which now contain our 60 day visas for Thailand. Now we just hope that the situation in Thailand doesn't get any worse.

Tomorrow we leave for Siem Reap where we will spend another week before Thailand. Phnom Penh has been good and we've enjoyed our time here. A week has been longer than we've needed here due to the holidays around the King's birthday and the fact that we've had to wait for our Thai visas to be processed.