Angor Thom

The Buddha under my Chin.

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April 18th 2008
(clover) As soon as we got off our plane in Siem Reap Cambodia, we were blasted by heat. It seared down into the tops our our skulls and emanated up from the ground. There was no escaping it. From the airport we were picked up by little Cambodian man who would be our tuk tuk driver for the next few days. He called himself Bunthorn. Very nice guy. He looked serious most of the time but when you ... 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