Lotus flowers

Siem Reap - fun with family and a Buddhist funeral procession.

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March 25th 2013
After arriving 24 hours before our expected arrival time and checking into the guesthouse where my sisters and niece we staying it was a bit of an anti climax to find them not in the guesthouse enjoying their lunch break. They were all working as volunteers at ABC and RICE school and usually spent the few hours they had off in the middle of the day relaxing in their rooms. There was no point waiti ... 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