Kingdom of Cambodia  Trip Start Dec 22, 2011 Trip End Jul 04,
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Reap is the home of the ancient Khmer ruins of Angkor Wat. Lost
for 400 years, it was discovered by the Colonial French in the
19th century. Whilst the French had a particulary bad habit of
dying in Indochina at the hands of their inferior subjugated
indigenous populations, they did have the ability to recognise
Angkor as magnificent ancient ruins and reclaimed it from the
lush surrounding jungle.  Whilst the crowds were particularly
heavy, Jo and I (and probably the other 100 000 tourists)
enjoyed walking and queuing around the grand expanses of this
wonder of the world. It wasn't quite as free-range movement as I
remember from last time with many of the steep staircases
barricaded off. Those ancient Khmers certainly had strong and
functioning knee joints.  A trip down to the capital Phnom Penh,
brought with it sobering