Angkor Wat

Day 1 at the Temples

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June 29th 2006
I was up fairly early this morning, around 4:30 AM. There isn't much going on here around that time. I sat around the restaurant and watched the boy sweep the patio until 5:30. Then it was toast and coffee. It was my first experience with a coffee press. Let me be the first to say that they aren't known for their coffee here and I know why. Starbucks won't be offering a Cambodian brew anytim ... read more

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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