"Siem Reap, Cambodia" Coolican’s photos around Siem Reap, Cambodia

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Siem Reap, Cambodia by TravelPod blogger Coolican titled "Siem Reap, Cambodia" Coolican’s travel blog entry: "12 Feb 09 Siem Reap, Cambodia Bopha Angkor Hotel Mid day flight from Luang Prabang, Laos to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Late day walk to Old Market - hundreds of stalls selling silver jewelry and watches, cloth weaving of all sizes, stone, wood and silver carvings of Buddhas, elephants, apsaras and food. Evening drink at the Red Piano, made famous by Angelina Jolie during the filming of Tomb Raider. 13 Feb 09 Siem Reap Khmer (pronounced Ka-mai) people are warm, friendly, approachable and well-earn the expression "land of smiles". Near Siem Reap, the Tonle Sap Lake is the largest lake in Southeast Asia. The Angkor civilization reached its zenith in the 11th century. After 300 years of turmoil and internal rebellions, Angkor was lost to the Kingdom of Siam in 1431. Vietnam and others controlled parts of the country until the French took over completely in 1863, followed by the Japanese and again the French. Cambodia regained independence in 1953 under Prince Norodom Sihanouk. In the 1960's and 70's America heavily bombed the country, but in 1970 the infamous Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, took over Cambodia, renamed it Kampuchea and crushed all opposition, killing over two million people. In 1978, Vietnam occupied Cambodia, installing a puppet government. The United Nations engineered a coalition government. 14 million ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 1m 42s Date Found: Sun, Mar 06 2011 1:25 AM Category: Travel Date Produced: Sat, Mar 05 2011 3:01 PM View Count: 0