angkor 2

Sunset at the temples

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April 12th 2010
Found a fantastic book exchange near our GH, possibly the best one yet. Booked our bus to Phnom Penh for 14th, we were going to leave tomorrow but apparently it's likely to be very busy tomorrow as it's NYE in Cambodia. Tuk-tuk driver picked us up at 2pm and took us to the Roluos Group of temples/ruins - the oldest ones here, 11th century. Bakong was the biggest and most impressive of these. We ... 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