Pagoda

Day 9 - Siem Reap Angkor National Museum

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November 15th 2011
Nat got up for an early swim at 07:30am while Mark snored. Eventually we made our way via the Pagoda (in western terms it would be considered local Budhist church) called Wat Pron Rath. We walked along Tonle Sap River and went to the Angkor National Museum. This was the most amazing museum we have visited: informative and simple in its presentation. After a 4 hour visit we returned via local stree ... 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