Tag Archives: siem reap

amansara(l) 2

amansara. siem reap, cambodia

21 Feb Filed under architecture, cambodia, places. No comments.
amansara(l) 1

amansara. siem reap, cambodia

20 Feb Filed under architecture, cambodia, places. No comments.
khmer dance 003

khmer dance

31 Jan Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.

khmer tra­di­tional dance. shows greater affin­ity with thai court dance than neigh­bour­ing viet­namese tra­di­tions. this troupe were all local siem reap (mostly chil­dren) per­form­ers, whose liveli­hood is depen­dent on the munif­i­cence of tourists. pretty, if not tech­ni­cally accom­plished, these kids did their best, but sit­ting … Read More →

siem reap

siem reap cambodia

25 Jan Filed under cambodia, doesn't fit anywhere else, places. No comments.
angkor wat (3)

siem reap amansara hotel, cambodia

30 Jul Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.

part of the aman chain and for­merly the guest palace of the royal fam­ily of cam­bo­dia, built in the 1950s, this gor­geous hotel lies a short way from the ruined city, tem­ple com­plex of the khmer empire, angkor wat, world her­itage site, in the heart … Read More →