Silver Pagoda

The good, the bad and the ugly

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February 20th 2009
Hi all! We have just spent three days at the beach in Sihanouk Ville and are now back in Phnom Penh waiting to head to Siem Reap to the temples. We really enjoyed Phnom Penh, very interesting but heartbreaking. We visited S21, the Tuol Sleng Prison, about a ten to fifteen minute ride from the centre of town in a tuk tuk (of course). This was the place that the prisoners of Pol Pot and the K ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville

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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