Sammy at Angkor Wat

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February 2nd 2010
Sammy had arranged for a tuk-tuk driver to take us around the Angkor sites for the day and we zoomed off mid-morning to start our tour. We started with the famous Angkor Wat, making our way across the causeway and up to the main temple complex where we followed the galleries around the outside appreciating (but not really understanding) the murals on the walls. After touring the different tiers of ... 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