Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2019

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Tunisia

91st on my continuing saga to accomplish the #lakbay100 journey
January 04 to 05, 2019

My 71st solo backpacking trip, 13th country to visit in African continent, 91st country visited on my journey #lakbay100, 5th continent on my list and of course, usual budget do-it-yourself itinerary from arrival to departure. I did not research that much for this country due also on limited time and laziness.


Tunisia has a rich cultural history, ever since Antiquity. The Carthaginian Empire, Rome's arch enemy, was centred in Tunisia. Its capital, Carthage, is now a suburb of Tunis. Founded by Phoenician settlers from Tyre and Sidon (modern day Lebanon), Carthage was an ancient Mediterranean powerhouse. Three wars between Rome and Carthage (known as the Punic wars) were waged in the first few centuries before the birth of Christ. 

https://wikitravel.org/en/Tunisia 

Budget Solo Week-end Trip in Winter Tunisia (National Bardo Museum)

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Cape Town last part; Tour inside District Six Museum

4 Days Solo Trip in Summer South Africa (Cape Town City)
February 06 to 10, 2018


District Six was named the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. A mixed of suburb of free slaves, merchants, artisans, laborers and immigrants, District Six was a vibrant, close-knit community. The museum opened its doors to the public on 10-Dec-1994. It portrays the history of Apartheid and its effects on ordinary people through an intimate look at their personal stories. It works with the memories of the District Six experience and with that of forced removals more generally.

Day 4 February 10, 2018 Saturday
0800H ETD Hostel; KFC lunch box 50 Rand; UBER to District Six Museum 32 Rand
0900H District Six Museum 55 Rand (w/ guide)
UBER to Civic Center Bus Station 21 Rand; Single trip journey to airport 100 Rand
1030H ETD Cape Town City Center
1050H ETA Cape Town Airport; Souvenirs 135 Rand
1400H ETD Cape Town
1600H ETA Johannesburg; Check-in and Immigration
1945H ETD Johannesburg
Total: 393 Rand

Cape Town last part; Heartfelt Tour inside District Six Museum

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Inside the Galleries of Louvre Abu Dhabi

11 November 2017 Grand Opening Day in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

I visited the original Louvre Museum in Paris, France last October 2013. I confirm that everything in Louvre Paris (artwork, architecture, feel) is way better than in Abu Dhabi.

How to Go to Louvre Abu Dhabi;
From Abu Dhabi Main Bus Station, ride public bus # 94 that runs every 30 minutes (you need bus card to ride this bus). Louvre Abu Dhabi opens from Tuesday to Sunday (1000H to 2000H), closed every Monday. Admission fee cost 60 AED ($16). Amateur photography and videography is allowed inside. Visit duration can be done around 1.5 hour. Free Wi-fi inside (UN: Guest PW: guest1234)

There are 12 galleries inside; (1) The First Villages, (2) The First Great Powers, (3) Civilisations and Empires, (4) Universal Region, (5) Asian Trade Routes, (6) Mediterranean to Atlantic, (7) World in Perspective, (8) Magnificent of the Court, (9) New Art of Living, (10) Modern World?, (11) Challenging Modernity and (12) Global Village. From entrance you will be immediately directed to this Galleries then upon exit is the 2nd part which is the Tree of Light, Exhibitions, Children Museum and Auditorium. 

Inside the Louvre Abu Dhabi Building

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Morning Visit to Pinto Art Museum

19-June-2016 Sunday from Antipolo to Tanay, Rizal Province, Philippines

Morning Visit to Pinto Art Museum is the first part of our Rizal Province Day-Trip adventure and a side trip to the major event which is the Afternoon Trek to Masungi Georeserve.

SOME POINTERS IN VISITING PINTO ART MUSEUM;
1. Admission fee costs PhP200, PWD for 180 and 100 for Students with valid ID.
2. Opens daily from 9am to 6pm except Mondays . 
3. Full-round visit can be done on average of 2 hours (advance booking is not required). 
4. Picture-taking for personal use only, no flash photography is allowed.

How to Go to Pinto Art Museum;
From LRT Line 2 Santolan Station, take a jeepney or UV Express bound for Antipolo, Tanay or Teresa. Get off at Ynares Center. Take tricycle and ask to drop at Grand Heights Subdivision (Pinto Art Museum is not famous yet to local drivers). Address is 1 Sierra Madre St., Grand Heights, Antipolo. Phone 02-6971015 and email pintoartmuseum@yahoo.com

MASUNGI GEORESERVE WITH PINTO ART MUSEUM DIY DAY TRIP ITINERARY;
​19-June Sunday
0530H ETD Home; transportation to Shaw Boulevard 53
0700H ETA Greenfield Shaw Boulevard; hired UV Express for day trip 335
0730H ETD Shaw Boulevard
0900H Pinto Art Museum 200 (1 Sierra Madre St., Grand Heights Subdivision near Ynares Center, Antipolo)
1100H ETD Pinto Art Museum; Lunch 80
1230H ETA Masungi Georeserve 1,400 (Garden Cottages along Km 45, Marcos Highway, Tanay)
1330H Masungi Georeserve Trek Start
1730H Masungi Georeserve Trek End; free snacks 
1800H ETD Masungi Georeserve
1900H ETA Shaw Boulevard; dinner 95; bus going home 53
Total: PhP 2,216

Morning Visit to Pinto Art Museum (The Pinto Academy)

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Visiting the Money Museum (Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)

6-May-2016 Friday

Money as a medium of exchange has closely reflected the complex evolution of the Filipino nation from small seafaring communities to today's modern state. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Museum welcomes all visitors and hopes they will enjoy this rich insight into the national heritage. Money Museum (Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) opened 4-January-1999 during the 50th anniversary of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. It traces the development of coinage, paper money and banking in the Philippines from the earliest times up to present. The collection also contains an exhibit contemporary foreign currency.

Money Museum (Museo ng Bangko Sentral) General Information;
Opens Monday to Friday from 0900H-1200H / 1300H-1600H (except Saturdays/Sundays and holidays). Wearing ballcap, flash/commercial photography, videography and monopod/tripod are NOT PERMITTED inside the museum. Basic photography coming from mobile phone/digicam/DSLR is PERMITTED. Free Admission to all.

How to Go to Money Museum (Museo ng Bangko Sentral);
From LRT1 line, the nearest is Vito Cruz station. For vehicles coming from Quiapo, museum building is located right after the Manila Zoo. For vehicles coming from EDSA/Baclaran, museum building is a walking distance from De La Salle University. Money Museum address is BSP Compound, Mabini St, Manila.

Visiting the Money Museum (Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) Centennial Commemorative Notes

Thursday, June 16, 2016

National Museum (Pambansang Museo) last Part; Museum of the Filipino People

National Museum (Pambansang Museo) 1st Part; National Art Gallery

May forever sa National Museum... Starting July 1, 2016, admission to National Museum of the Philippines is PERMANENTLY FREE OF CHARGE to all visitors (Filipinos and Foreigners) to its museums nationwide. A policy of free general admission has been established by the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, in order to build upon significant spikes in viewership, especially among younger Filipinos. #changeiscoming
https://web.facebook.com/pages/National-Museum-of-the-Philippines/144533282223733

National Museum of the Philippines (Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas); Museum of the Filipino People formerly the Department of Finance, has been redesigned to house the anthropological and archaeological collections of National Museum. There are 5 levels to see on this building; Level 1 is for the Ifugao House and some offices; Level 2 is for Garing (Ivory Trade), The San Diego History and Treasures, 500 Years of Maritime Trade Before the Advent of Western Colonizers, Marble Hall and Ayala Corporation Theater; Level 3 is for Lantakas and Bells, Kaban ng Lahi and Faith, Tradition and Place of Bangsamoro Art; Level 4 is for Baybayin (ancient Scripts), Philippine Textiles, Rice and Climate Change and; Level 5 is for Ethnology and Zoology Repository (closed).

There is also a section (#22 in a series of 40 sections formerly located at Potsdamer Platz) of Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer, an iconic symbol of a divided Europe and the cold war) located in the ground floor. This section of the Berlin Wall was officially turned over to the Philippine Government as a gift from the City of Berlin to the citizens of Manila as part of a global initiative to remember its importance, and so it"would stand in Manila as a monument to remember that it was possible to successfully overcome and reunify divisions in Berlin and Europe.

National Museum (Pambansang Museo); Museum of the Filipino People

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

National Museum (Pambansang Museo) 1st Part; National Art Gallery


May forever sa National Museum... Starting July 1, 2016, admission to National Museum of the Philippines is PERMANENTLY FREE OF CHARGE to all visitors (Filipinos and Foreigners) to its museums nationwide. A policy of free general admission has been established by the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, in order to build upon significant spikes in viewership, especially among younger Filipinos. #changeiscoming
https://web.facebook.com/pages/National-Museum-of-the-Philippines/144533282223733

National Museum of the Philippines (Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas); National Arts Gallery was an Old Senate Building. This gallery features more than thirty extraordinary works of portraiture from the known artists from at least two generations (Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo,  Guillermo Tolentino, Vicente Manansala, etc). Some of the featured galleries are; Gallery V honors Dr. Jose Rizal, 4 big paintings of "The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines", Gallery IX works of portraiture wholly dominated by Amorsolo, some donated historical paintings by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Far East Bank and Trust Company.

Two of the highlights of this building are Juan Luna's "Spoliarium" (a very huge painting located at the ground floor center area) and "The Parisian Life" (located at the 2nd floor Gallery XX). "Spoliarium" was a classic example of Luna's Rome/Madrid period, characterized by a dramatic and allegorical style, frequently depicting heroic figures in deep tumult, in the grip of larger-than-life themes such as courage and country. "The Parisian Life" also known as Interior dun Cafe, is a work from Juan Luna's distinctive period, dates from last year of Luna's own Parisian life.

National Museum (Pambansang Museo); National Art Gallery

Monday, June 13, 2016

Inside the National Museum of the Philippines

relive the story of the Filipino people
3-May-2016 Tuesday

"Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan (To foretell the destiny of the nation, it is necessary to open the book that tells of her past)"

May forever sa National Museum... Starting July 1, 2016, admission to National Museum of the Philippines is PERMANENTLY FREE OF CHARGE to all visitors (Filipinos and Foreigners) to its museums nationwide. A policy of free general admission has been established by the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, in order to build upon significant spikes in viewership, especially among younger Filipinos. #changeiscoming
https://web.facebook.com/pages/National-Museum-of-the-Philippines/144533282223733

On the whole month of May, free admission to the public for all in celebration of National Heritage Month. The theme for this year's celebration is "Pamilya para sa Pamana (Families for Heritage)," so why not bring your family and friends to the National Museum in Manila and its regional branches (Vigan, Kiangan, Kabayan, Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs, Tabaco, Bohol, and Butuan).
http://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph

National Museum (Pambansang Museo) General Information;
Opens daily from 1000H to 1700H Tuesday to Sunday (except Mondays and holidays). Wearing ballcap, flash/commercial photography, videography and monopod/tripod are NOT PERMITTED inside the museum. Basic photography coming from mobile phone/digicam/DSLR is PERMITTED. Admission is free to the public (Filipinos and foreigners) starting July 01, 2016. 

How to Go to National Museum of the Philippines (Pambansang Museo);
From LRT1 line, the nearest is UN Avenue station. For vehicles coming from Quiapo, museum building is located right after the Lagusnilad. For vehicles coming from EDSA/Baclaran, museum building is a walking distance near Rizal Park. National Museum address is P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park, Manila. 

National Museum of the Philippines (Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas) was founded in 1901 and will be a three building museum complex which will include the National Art Gallery (former Senate Building), Museum of the Filipino People (former Department of Finance) and the Museum of Nature (former Department of Tourism) which is on-going construction. I'm proud to say that the nation's priceless artifacts are well-presented comparable to National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Modern Museum of Egypt, Rijksmuseum of Netherlands, Louvre Museum of France, National Museum of Israel, and National Museum of Iran.

Inside the National Museum of the Philippines (Juan Luna's Spoliarium)

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Tehran 1st part; Inside National Museum of Iran and Golestan Palace

7 Days Solo Backpacking Winter Iran via Persian Gulf
November 08 to November 14, 2015


National Museum of Iran, with more than 300,000 objects of historical value, is not only the biggest museum of the archaeology, and history of Iran, but also one of the most credited in the world, in terms of size, variety and quality of its contents. This museum is considered the mother museum by those involved in this field. At present, the museum includes two separate buildings, one is the Museum of Ancient Iran and the other is Museum of Islamic Era. Golestan Palace, "Roseland Palace", is the former royal Qajar complex in Tehran. The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran, and of world heritage status,the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran’s Historic Arg (citadel).

One of the highlights of the National Museum of Iran is the Saltman (must-see), located on the last part of Ancient Museum Building. In the winter of 1993, miners working in a salt mine came across a body with long hair, a beard, and some artifacts. After archaeological studies, the Saltman was dated 1,700 years ago. The cause of his presence ad death in the salt mine remains a mystery until now.

How to Go to ​National Museum of Iran and Golestan Palace;
National Museum of Iran is located around 3oom exit of Emam Khomeini metro station (line1) while Golestan Palace is located just 5om exit of Panzdah e-Khordad metro station (line1). Distance between them is walkable passing through Shahr Park (which was what I did. A map is provided on the attached itinerary. Photography and video taking is permitted in both places, but monopod and tripod is prohibited. Entrance fee to the National Museum is 150,000 Rial ($4.3) per building same for Golestan Palace, with separate 100,000 Rial for each hall inside.

Tehran 1st part; Inside National Museum of Iran

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Estonia Day Tour last part; Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments

Day trip to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Estonia
June 28, 2015

How to Go to Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments;
Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments is located around 50m away only from Talinn's Old Town Hall. Entrance fee costs 6 Euro. Opens from 1000H to 2000H. Photography and video taking is permitted.

Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments is collection of medieval torture instruments from all parts of Europe with more than 50 instruments. Interrogation Seat was used in Central Europe during regular judicial preliminary investigations. The accused was placed nude is such a position that any movement would cause his skin to be pierced by the spines. In Water Torture, the accused was placed on a kind of "Rack" that consisted of a large table with raised center. After tying the hands and feet, the torturer proceeded by used of funnel or inserting a cloth tube. Prayer Cross was used to immobilize the culprit in the customary "cross-like" position. The Rack is one of the most widely used instruments of torture in recorded history which the condemned person would be forced to lie, his legs and arms held in place with piece of wood.

Estonia Day Tour; Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments (Interrogation Seat)

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Croatia 2-Days Trip 4th part; inside Museum of Broken Relationship

2-Days tour to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Croatia
June 13-14, 2015

Croatia 2-Days Trip 3rd part; Hiking the Plitvice Lakes


Museum of Broken Relationship grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationship and their ruins. Unlike "destructive" self-help instructions for recovery from failed loves, the museum offers a chance to overcome an emotional collapse through creation; by contributing to the museum's collection.

Conceptualized in Croatia, the museum has since toured internationally, amassing an amazing collection. Although often colored by personal experience, local culture and history, the exhibits presented here from universal patterns offering to discover them and feel comfort they bring. 

"Where do broken hearts go, Can they find their way home?
Back to the open arms of a love that's waiting there..."


I guess the real place where do broken hearts go can be found in heart of Croatia.

How to Go to Museum of Broken Relationship;
Museum of Broken Relationship is located in the Old Town Hill of Zagreb. Entrance fee is 25 KN. Photography and video taking is allowed.

Croatia 2-Days Trip; inside Museum of Broken Relationship

Friday, January 02, 2015

Cappadocia 3rd part; Goreme Open-Air Museum

4-days Turkey Summer Solo Escapade
June 27 to July 03, 2014

Cappadocia 2nd part; Exploring Kaymakli Underground city

How to go to Goreme Open-air Museum;
This place is just 1km walk on the main road from Goreme bus terminal. Admission fee is 20TRY. Photography and video (with monopod and tripod) taking is permitted inside.

Göreme Open Air Museum has a collection of caves and fairy chimneys. Be sure to visit the church in a cave across the highway outside the museum entrance, whıch is included in museum admission (save your ticket). The museum is very small and repetitive (church next to church next to church). Some have nice frescos, but other have geometric motifs that can be seen for free in the chimneys across the street (easy hike). The churches are not all that impressive, if you've seen Meteora or other similar churches in Greece.
http://wikitravel.org/en/G%C3%B6reme

Goreme Open-Air Museum

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Jerusalem City Trip 1st part; Israel Museum and the Dead Sea Scrolls

8-days Pinoy solo backpacking in Winter Israel
November 02 to November 10, 2013


From Old city Jaffa gate, I just walked by myself going to this place with the aid of asking the local Jews at any point I felt lost. Entrance fee cost 50ils ($14.3).

Since opening in 1965, Israel Museum has built a collection of nearly 500,000 objects representing the full scope of artistic creativity and the world material culture. The galleries at the top of the campus contain permanent displays from the collections as wells as temporary exhibitions. In addition, the Museum offers its local and international visitors a dynamic youth wing, a serene art garden, and the Shrine of the Book, home to the 2,000 years old Dead Sea Scrolls.

The Shrine of the Book is home to the world-renowned Dead Sea Scrolls, archeological artifacts, and rare medieval manuscripts of the Hebrew bible. The upper level of the Shrine introduces visitors to the story of the Scrolls and the Judean Desert sect. At the her of the Shrine is a presentation of original Dead Sea Scrolls - examples of sectarian texts and the oldest biblical manuscripts in existence, from the eight most complete scrolls ever discovered - surrounding a full-scale facsimile of the magnificent preserved Great Isaiah Scroll.

Israel Museum (Dead Sea Scroll)

Monday, May 05, 2014

Amsterdam City Tour by Day and at Night

Central Europe 5th part: 3-days in Benelux States: Netherlands
October 17 to October 19, 2013 

After visiting Zaanse Schans, I went back to Amsterdam Central Station via bus #391 to start my city tour. I checked again the bus designation bulletin, begun the journey going to Rijksmuseum (lots of bus/tram passing this building). The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Admission of 15 Euro, this place is just like the Louve of Paris.

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is colloquially known as Venice of the North, because of its lovely canals that criss-cross the city, its impressive architecture and more than 1,500 bridges. There is something for every traveler's taste here, whether you prefer culture and history, serious partying, or just the relaxing charm of an old European city.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Amsterdam

Amsterdam City tour at night

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Paris City Tour 3rd part; Chasing the Famous Artworks of Louvre Museum

Central Europe 1st part; 4-days traveling solo in France
October 10 to October 14, 2013

Paris city tour 2nd part; spiral staircase going above Arch de Triomphe 

The former palace of the Kings of France, the Louvre Museum presents vast and rich collections; ancient civilizations, Islamic Arts and Western Art from the Middle Ages until 1848. Musee de Louvre Art Collections Section include antiquities in Near Eastern Antiquities, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman.

Louvre Museum opens everyday from 0900H until 1800H except Tuesdays and some French public holidays. Late night openings on Wednesday and Friday until 2145H. Rooms close 30 minutes prior to Museum closing. Admission price is 12 Euro and included in Paris Museum Pass if availed. 

Famous artworks include Leonardo Davinci's Monalisa, Alexandros of Antioch's Venus De Milo and Antonio Canova's Psyche and Cupid.
 
famous artworks in Musee de Louvre (Monalisa)

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Shanghai City Day Tour (Yuyuan and S&T Museum)

6-days winter solo backpacking in Mainland China
january 26 -  february 01, 2013 saturday to friday

Shanghai subway has direct connection to airport which begins to operate at 0600H.  My 1st objective for this morning is to book 1st my train ticket bound to Huangshan tonight before doing the city day tour. I went to shanghai railway station with fare at 7 cny ($1) only at line 4 with train interchange from line 2 at guanglan road station and century avenue station. Travel from airport to shanghai railway station took almost 90 minutes, imagine how long would it take if I traveled using a bus/taxi and the fare it consumed.

After purchasing the train ticket with departure time at 2124H on this day and having a breakfast inside the train terminal, I started to Shanghai city day tour in the following format; please take note that everything below was decided in spontaneous manner due to dependency in train departure time.

yuyuan gardens

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Strolling the Modern Egyptian Museum

fearless 4.5 days DIY eid season solo trip to Egypt
october 25-29, 2012 thursday to monday


Exactly beside the Egyptian museum is the burn-out building which was known as the main headquarters of Mubarak. It was burned by the Egyptian opposition protestors during last year's revolution. 

how to go here; 
Starting from mubarak metro station, where the ramsis train station is nearby located, for only 1 EGP going to Sadat metro station. Egyptian Museum has an entrance fee of 60 EGP for all adult and foreign tourist and 30 EGP for students. Opens daily from 0900H to 1800H. Egyptian museum is just around 50 meters away from Tahrir Square, this area is called also the Downtown Cairo.

Photography is not allowed inside and strolling can be enough at 2 hours.


The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. On the first floor there are artifacts from the final two dynasties of Egypt, including items from the tombs of the Pharaohs Thutmosis III, Thutmosis IV, Amenophis II, Hatshepsut, and the courtier Maiherpri, as well as many artifacts from the Valley of the Kings.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Museum


modern egyptian museum in cairo


Friday, March 23, 2012

Inside National Museum of Saudi Arabia

just few steps away from water tower park
november 03, 2011 thursday


entrance fee of 10 sar, saudi/non-saudi tourist visitors can bring their any type of camera for photoshoot only, video taking is prohibited.

The National Museum of Saudi Arabia is a major national museum in Saudi Arabia. Established in 1999, it is part of the King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre in Riyadh. The exhibits are organized in eight "Exhibition Halls" that includes Man and the Universe, Arabian Kingdoms, The Pre-Islamic Era (Jahiliyyah), The Prophet's Mission, Islam and the Arabian Peninsula, First and Second Saudi States, The Unification and The Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Saudi_Arabia

national museum of saudi arabia

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Inside the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21)

vietnam, cambodia and laos 11th solo backpacking tour
august 24 - september 1, 2011 wednesday to thursday


objective:
to visit the best tourist spot that fits to my budget at limited amount of time.
additional tasks: lost half of my pocket-money in day 1... show must go on for the planned itinerary no matter how it takes

phnom penh city solo half-day tour
the killing field (choeung ek genocidal center)


continued...


The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge communist regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. Tuol Sleng (Khmer [tu?l slae?]) means "Hill of the Poisonous Trees" or "Strychnine Hill".

tuol sleng genocide museum (S-21)

Friday, November 11, 2011

The Killing Field (Choeung Ek Genocidal Center)

vietnam, cambodia and laos 11th solo backpacking tour
august 24 - september 1, 2011 wednesday to thursday


objective: to visit the best tourist spot that fits to my budget at limited amount of time.
additional tasks: lost half of my pocket-money in day 1... show must go on for the planned itinerary no matter how it takes

phnom penh city solo half-day tour

continued...

i rented motodup for $7 on 3 agreed landmarks only, i prefer to do the remaining destinations just by walking only. we arrived in the killing field around 0800H. there is an entrance fee of $2 and it opens from 0700H to 1700H, documentary film showing starts at 0900H and lasts for about 15 mins.

the killing field (choeung ek genocidal center)