The sun behind the temple

Templed out

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February 3rd 2010
We had an early start to watch the sunrise at Ankor Wat. Like all things around here, it was crowded and we were perhaps lucky to find somewhere to sit outside the temple precinct itself. While we sat waiting bus loads of tourists arrived and trooped across the causeway and by the time we decided it was time to follow the whole of the complex seemed to be full. They disappeared pretty quickly onc ... 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