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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]
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] Blog: Angkor What: the Sequel
Date: June 30th 2007
So this morning we woke up at 4:30 AM to hit Angkor Wat for sunrise. A little bleary eyed, we weren't the only ones to hit up the temples. I'm happy to say that taking a tuk-tuk today was well worth it as I am a little sore today (think about bumpy roads and a poorly padded bike seat). We hit up a few more temples and one of our unplanned stops (we read the map wrong!) turns out to be my favou ... read more
Date: June 30th 2007
So this morning we woke up at 4:30 AM to hit Angkor Wat for sunrise. A little bleary eyed, we weren't the only ones to hit up the temples. I'm happy to say that taking a tuk-tuk today was well worth it as I am a little sore today (think about bumpy roads and a poorly padded bike seat). We hit up a few more temples and one of our unplanned stops (we read the map wrong!) turns out to be my favou ... read more
