After accidentally waking up an hour early due to the time zone on our phones we had breakfast at Bojangles. We then head out to the Kings Palace. The palace was amazing despite the fact that it was uber humid. Our tour showed us around the decorative temples and museums. The silver pagoda was amazing, the tiles were made from silver, the center piece was an emerald Buddha and a solid gold statue.
After taking photos of the roaming monkeys we left and made way via tuk tuk to S-21. Thousands of Cambodians were imprisoned and tortured in what used to be a school due to the infamous Pol Pot. We saw blood stains on the floor and the tiny cells they were kept in. Overall it was depressing but lunch cheered everyone up. We were visited by Pom and '007'; two cambodian children that attempted to sell us books and bracelets. They were adorable and really cheeky and got heaps of money out of us. The killing fields were next. It is estimated that 20,000 people were murdered there. We saw bones, scraps of clothing and most devastating skulls of the beheaded victims. It was scary and disgusting. We headed home and relaxed until our dinner next-door. We went to blue pumpkin after and had the yummiest ice creams and chilled for a bit. After that we head out for a massive walk and sung the whole way. We ran soo enthusiastically to a playground but were kicked out by the police because we were too old :). It was a really great day exploring the city.
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