Silver Pagoda
The famous pagoda on the grounds of the royal palace, called silver because the tiles are of solid silver
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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: Last week in Phnom Penh, all the sweet sorrow
Date: April 28th 2006
Hello All, I am now in Kuala Lumpur and I thought this would be an excellent time to write my last update, just before I arrive home. So what happened in the last week or so. Well not that much, or not that many exciting things for sure. So where to start, ah Kampong Cham, the last few days there, at my Cambodian home, were all about trying to recover of some health problems, which still hasn' ... read more
Date: April 28th 2006
Hello All, I am now in Kuala Lumpur and I thought this would be an excellent time to write my last update, just before I arrive home. So what happened in the last week or so. Well not that much, or not that many exciting things for sure. So where to start, ah Kampong Cham, the last few days there, at my Cambodian home, were all about trying to recover of some health problems, which still hasn' ... read more
