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Angkor Wat

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September 26th 2012
Tues 19 Set off to ankor wat by tuktuk. $20 for a day for driver Lek. We first had to buy our passes and get our photo ID.We arrived fairly early to see a huge moat with crumbling sides. We walked across a long bridge to enter the main temple compound. It was very atmospheric; even the scaffolding on the main tower was reminiscent of our 1976 trip to Europe where all the important monuments had ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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