View of river from my hotel balcony

Killing Fields and Silver Pagoda

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June 20th 2009
Phnom Penh is nowhere near as nice a holiday spot as is Siem Reap. Instead of the Lost City of Angkor Thom (for it is really a city and not just a temple complex) and the great Angkor Wat, continuously used for worship - both Hindu and Buddhist - since its construction, it has the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek - not nearly so uplifting a venue. There are many more beggars here too, very persist ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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