Drum Tower

Phnom Penh

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December 13th 2008
Today i was alot more tired hat i thought and I slept till late, once i was awake i hired a bike from the hotel and decided to take a ride around Phnom Penh...it seems the city is poorer than Siem Reap maybe because of a much lower number of tourists in this town. there seems to be quite afew temples in Phnom Penh although none are as old as those in the Angkor area. There are quite afew beggars h ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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