Cambodia: Angkor Wat, The Largest Religious Monument in the World . . .
January 29th 2013 We took a 6 hour train journey from Bangkok and then a tuk tuk to the Cambodian border. The border crossing was an exprience! we then took a 3 hour bus journey to Siem Reap where we are staying.
The next day we were up at 4:30 a.m to whitness the sunrise at Angkor Wat. Although it was a bit overcast! it was a great exprience to see the outline of the temple appear from over the lake. The comple
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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 
