Bayon

starting the project-Siem Reap

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October 17th 2012
Last week the project started, which means I got an introduction on the country on Monday. Then on Tuesday we went on a long bus journey to Siem Reap. There we went for one day to see the temples of Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prohm. It was really nice to see all those temples again with a private guide who was explaining us a lot about the history. On the next day we went to see the floating village ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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