monks in the temple

The sites of Cambodia

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April 19th 2009
We spent 2 nights in Phonm Penh. Here we visited the Geneside Museum and the killing fields. It was really disturbing what they did back then. They killed millions of people for no reason at all. The killed anyone who was educated or even anyone who had glasses because that is a sign of education. They were trying to make everyone equal. From there we headed to Siem Reap for 3 nights. We liked ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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