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Sunrise at Angkor

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April 11th 2010
Hit my snooze button a coupe of times this morning before giving in and getting up at 4:30am! Our tuk-tuk picked us up at 5am. It was really dark when we got to Angkor and I remembered at this point that I had meant to bring a torch...... Angkor looked magical even in the dark, it's surrounded by a moat which also adds to its charm. We headed down to where the crowd was gathering, just behind a ... 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