Angkor Wat

Siem Reap - part 2

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February 6th 2010
The day began early with a 4:30 wake up to meet Puk and drive out to Angkor Wat to catch the sunrise. It was the last day of our temple passes, and we had taken the recommendation of some guidebooks to save the biggest and most well known temple until the last. As with our sunset, we joined the thousand or so other tourist for this event. Another recommendation from the trusty Lonely Planet was ... 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