Steps of Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat

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April 3rd 2007
Ancient temples here we come…. We hired a tuk tuk driver as our guide and off we went. Angkor Wat was built by Suryavarman II in 1112-52 and it was amazing to see the temple still in such good condition. Makes New Zealand seem a newborn infant in comparison to how old all these temples were. We visited Angkor Wat for both sunset and sunrise, along with every other tourist, but it still was imp ... 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