Angkor Wat

Angkor - wow...

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March 31st 2006
Hi everyone! I have to be brief because I only have a few minutes to write this and it took forever to get the pictures on this computer... I'm not usually into museums and sight-seeing, but this place blew me away. Briefly... got up early yesterday and made our way by bicycle to Angkor Wat. Well, "early" is relative because there are a bunch of real gunners here who made it up in time to see t ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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