It takes about 40 minutes or less from the Residence of the Brunei Embassy to get to the killing fields. Admission to get into the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center is USD$2 / person. I guess the price has gone down a dollar because the ticket states USD$3. The entrance fee paid for will contribute to development and conservation of the center and sponsorship for the poor and talented students which is all well worth it. The Choeung Ek Genocidal Center is an unique and special place which reflects the most barbarious and cruel crime committed by the Ultra Communist Khmer Rouge during the 1975-1979.
My visit starts with paying respect to the spirits of the victims by offering flowers and lighting an incense in front of the Memorial Charnel, with that I donated a dollar. The Memorial Charnel was built in the center in 1988. Here about 20000 people including foreigners were executed and murdered. There are about 129 mass graves and about 8000 human skulls at the site bear testimony to this unspeakable crime, in order to remember the spirits of victims at the site and as well as over 3 million victims throughout the country, a charnel was built.
Friends have been there two years ago and they describe the center as a place where you can literally walk on human skulls and bones. Right now, it has all been cleared up and only remains of clothing are left on the grounds of the site.
Towards the end of the visit, I bought 2 books, How Pol Pot Came To Power and The Killing Fields. I also bought the winner for Best Documentary, Cannes and New York Film Festival 2003, The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine S21and The Killing Fields DVDS both for USD$6.
The tree above was used as a tool to hang a loudspeaker to make the sound louder to avoid the moan of victims while they were being executed.
My visit starts with paying respect to the spirits of the victims by offering flowers and lighting an incense in front of the Memorial Charnel, with that I donated a dollar. The Memorial Charnel was built in the center in 1988. Here about 20000 people including foreigners were executed and murdered. There are about 129 mass graves and about 8000 human skulls at the site bear testimony to this unspeakable crime, in order to remember the spirits of victims at the site and as well as over 3 million victims throughout the country, a charnel was built. 
Friends have been there two years ago and they describe the center as a place where you can literally walk on human skulls and bones. Right now, it has all been cleared up and only remains of clothing are left on the grounds of the site. 
Towards the end of the visit, I bought 2 books, How Pol Pot Came To Power and The Killing Fields. I also bought the winner for Best Documentary, Cannes and New York Film Festival 2003, The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine S21and The Killing Fields DVDS both for USD$6. 
The tree above was used as a tool to hang a loudspeaker to make the sound louder to avoid the moan of victims while they were being executed.
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