Landmine Museum 2

landmine museum

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December 10th 2008
The landmine museum is 27km from Seim Reap. It is well worth the trip out to see it and Banteay Srei temple is just another 6km down the road. The musem is run by a local man called Aki Ra. This link describes the entire background to his life and his reasons for opening the museum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Ra The Museum is a real eye opener. I think any decent human w ... 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