stupid sunrise at Angkor Wat

i got up at 4.30am to see a crappy sunrise

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June 5th 2011
A little about the temples: Angkor Wat - * the largest religious monument in the world * 12th century * was a city in its time is a pyramid of 3 levels representing hell, earth, heaven. stairs to hell are easy, earth harder, and heaven, very steep * orientated to face west, east is usual Bayon - Preah Khan - In the same style as Bayon, and similar to Ta Prohm, but bigg ... 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