Angkor Wot

Siem Reap - Day 19

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September 22nd 2010
20th September 2010 Another long day ahead! We left the hostel at 4.45 am to get to Angkor Wat, buy our day passes and watch the sun rise. We were fairly early and got seats in the front row, the sun was up by about 6.40am so we then headed for breakfast. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world and the only UNESCO world heritage site in Cambodia. We went to a few of the smaller ... 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