temple on hill Kampong chnang

Looks great from this angle but they were putting render on the walls when we visited. Apparently the temple that was there was destroyed by the Khmer Rouge

Oh the joys of field work in a developing country!

August 21st 2010
Hi All, After a somewhat difficult week we decided to go away for the weekend. We are in Kampong Chnang this election eve. The town is located on the Tonle Sap river, just south of the Tonle Sap Lake. The town itself is not flash but the countryside around it is lush and green with occasional hills! Makes a nice change from the flat floodplain where we live. The week's difficulties centred arou ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Tonlé Sap

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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