Another impressive old villa

Learning about pain

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April 10th 2007
My trip continued from Battambang to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. I didn't know what to expect, so mixed reviews I had heard. Well, I loved it, in spite of the chaotic traffic. The city is full of beautiful colonial villas and even if the history has been more than horrible at times, I liked the strong presence of it. It's always interesting to visit the places that feed your imagination a ... 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