Pre Rup

Cambodia continued...

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August 27th 2008
Cambodia continued.... We headed back to the temples in the afternoon ready for sunset. Just before sunset we headed to the top of Pre Rup, however the weather wasn’t behaving and there was no sunset due to the cloud cover. We sat for a while and we met by some young girls trying to sell us postcards and other souvenirs. We ended up learning to count in Khmer and playing patter-cake wi ... 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