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View of Angkor from sunset temple  
   

View of Angkor from sunset temple

Angkor Temples

January 29th 2010
Got a 12 hour bus up from Sihanoukville to Siem Riep, via capital Phnom Phen (all major roads run through here) I went out the first afternoon in a tuktuk saw angor wat the MAJOR one, amazing that this whole temple complex was built 800 years ago, and had a population of one million while London had only 50,000. Then I went to the top of a hill temple where it is good to see sunset, it was a ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Cambodian Flag 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
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