off the beaten path

in the picture (i apologize for the overexposure) you can see a tree suspended precariously over a vertical drop. these small vertical hills (say 30 feet) are all over the area where Java man was found, (near the cities of Solo and Yogyakarta, Indonesia) so i guess it made finding things a little easier. the picture is the actual site of the find. i have never seen an area with so many small sheer vertical hills.

the killing fields is a sober place to visit, just 15 minutes from pnomh penh. the exact number of deaths is in debate, but the number puts pol pot in hitler's league. mass graves surround the marker (some are pictured beside the memorial, bottom.) i went there expecting a sad place but when you get there the sheer scale and number of the pictures & remains of the victims of the holocaust will overwhelm you.

close by and somewhat inappropriate, is a firing range where i nonetheless tried an AK47. you can also do grenades.