Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Although built around 1112, it wasn’t until 1868 that French Explorer Henri Mouhot discovered Angkor Wat and brought Angkor to the public eye.  In 1907 the first tourists arrived, 300 of them.  There were 1 million visitors in 2006.  This is the largest of the Wats (temple) and the most visited.  Walking around you get a sense of the magnitude of the place and can imagine the elephants, tigers and monkeys around at the time it was built.   The Cambodian people are very friendly and very helpful.  No Indiana Jones types here as all the trees have been cleared and the temple is undergoing some reconstruction.   If you’re looking for the Indiana Jones Adventure, check out Beng Mealea.  Make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes as everywhere is a bit of a walk on un-even stone walkways.

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