At the Royal Palace

Killing fields, rice and temples

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August 7th 2008
Intrepid tour of Cambodia We began our 16 day Intrepid tour in Phnom Penh. We have a group of 9 plus the guide with people from London, Australia and Wellington. In Phnom Penh we visited the Royal Palace with the Silver Pagoda and the National Museum in the morning before heading out to S-21 museum used by the Khmer Rouge and then onto the Killing Fields. It was a pretty moving expe ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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