Discovering Cambodia-March 2009 Photo 5

Discovering Cambodia-March 2009

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November 22nd 2009
We finally made it to Southeast Asia. It's been a dream for a long time. We have great friends in Singapore, so we stopped there first and then headed out to Cambodia. Our first stop was Phnom Penh, where we stopped at the exquisite Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, and then made our way to the rather sobering Choeung Ek, better known as the Killing Fields. The next day we took off for th ... 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