Bayon, Cambodia

Cambodia

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November 23rd 2007
We flew to Siem Reap & had no problems checking into a nice cheap hotel with hot water showers since we had to do without for our last bit in Laos. We made our plans for touring Angkor Wat & started at 5 AM the next morning. We headed to Phnom Bakheng in our tuk-tuk to see the sunrise. It was nice & peaceful, cool air, very few tourists and beautiful colors on the stone as the sun rose like a b ... 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