Cartman - main entrance to Angkor Wat

Angkor - words are not enough...

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March 15th 2007
We don't really have words to describe how amazing the temples of Ankor were, so we'll let these pictures do the talking. Overall, a brilliant three days to end our time in Cambodia, we loved Siem Riep as a base - great people, accomodation and food (wonderful Khmer restaurant recommended in Lonely Planet). Cycled ourselves to the temples on days 1 & 3 (gallons of water needed in the searing ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more