Aspara dancers

Temples Siem Reap

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May 30th 2010
Our last day in Siem Reap is spent round the Angkor temples, we wake up to another scorcher of a day and even though it is before 9 am it is boiling hot. First stop is to get a ticket for the day, this has to have a photo of you and they take a picture which makes me look like a squashed frog, which Shenton finds very funny, somehow he ends up looking ok in his. The first temple we visit is Ang ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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