The Bayon 2

Temple Tour Day 1

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May 18th 2009
Day 12 Saturday, January 24, 2009 We left our hostel at 8am to begin our three day temple tour. Our incomparable guide Rak took us first to buy our temple passes. It was a quick and efficient process of picture taking (and money taking). Our first stop was the ancient city of Angkor Thom. Though not much older than all the medieval buildings I saw in the U.K., approaching the south gate to Ang ... read more

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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