Terrace of Elephants

Angkor Thom

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December 13th 2008
At 9am, I walked out of the air conditioned hotel into the heat of the Cambodian morning, temps already edging to the 30s and climbing as I walked to the car where my guide and driver were waiting. First stop : Angkor Thom. We drove right past Angkor Wat on the way, just seeing the wide, wide moat for the first time was spine tingling then the famous skyline of Angkor Wat came into view briefly ... 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