Bas Relief on Temple

Peddling in the dark

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January 16th 2007
Up in the dark at 5 AM for a bicycle rental & peddle about 35 minutes out to catch the sunrise at Angkor Wat. Yes, I should have looked harder in my pack for the flashlight I brought, but the light of the moon suited me just fine as I expertly avoided all large, bicycle-swallowing potholes & cargo trucks. Sunrise at Angkor was phenomenal and unfortunately my photography skills do not do it justice ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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