Siem Reap & Phnom Penh Photo 2

Siem Reap & Phnom Penh

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January 5th 2011
After more than 14 hours, we arrived in Siem Reap, checked into a questhouse, which we left the next morning. It was not too bad, but a real contrast to what we had the night before in our resort, so we looked for another guest house and found one. After that we hired a moto which took us to the temples. For 2 days we paid a heavy entrance fee of 40 dollars!!! …However, the Ankor Wat & Ankor Tho ... 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