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The Temples of Angkor

July 31st 2010
The main (if not only reason) for visiting Siem Reap was to go to the Temples of Angkor. The temples span over an area as large as Manhattan in the US and were built over a period of 600 years, during this time being occupied by various Kings and had a population larger than London. We bought a 3 day pass and hired a tuk tuk driver to take us round, starting with the smaller temples on the f ... 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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