February 2012
2 posts
Siem Reap, Cambodia
February 21-23, 2012
Siem Reap City, Siem Reap province - Cambodia
Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and is the gateway to Angkor region. Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are traditional Apsara dance performances, craft shops, silk farms, rice-paddy...
Pre Rup and Phnom Bakheng, Cambodia
February 21 and 22, 2012
The Temples of Pre Rup and Phnom Bakheng, Siem Reap
Pre Rup is a temple built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction. The temple’s name is a comparatively modern one meaning “turn the body”. This reflects the common belief among Cambodians that funerals were...
