Angkor

What? I mean Wat!

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March 3rd 2008
So today was the big day... we finally went to see Angkor Wat (and yes, it was just as beautiful as the pictures said it would be). We woke up at 4:15 am and headed by bus to the checkpoint, which was about 25 minutes away. From there, we went in a hot air balloon to watch the sun rise over the temple complex, which was really cool. We have some great pics which, if I can make this Cambodian compu ... 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