Fearsome faces

Day 7 - Siem Reap and temple hopping 3

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December 8th 2012
After another great breakfast at 7 Candles guesthouse we had another 8 o’clock start and headed off for our third and last day at the magnificent temples of Angkor. The first temple on this morning’s agenda was Preah Khan, a temple that quickly became a fast favourite. From the outside it seems very small as it is not very wide. How deceptive this was as the temple complex stretched a very ... 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