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Angkor Wat at Sunrise 1  
   

Angkor Wat at Sunrise 1

Enthralling Angkor

August 5th 2006
After a short hop from Phnom Penh we got to Siem Reap just south of the famous temples of Angkor. This is the main place everybody comes in Cambodia and it shows. It's more upbeat with stacks of hotels and restaurants etc. First day there we met up with Jean and John who had gone ahead by a day and we all went to Angkor Wat, the big one. Its superb, pretty much intact and has everything from wa ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Cambodian Flag 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
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