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The culture of the Kingdom of Cambodia has evolved since ancient times,

due to an influx of Brahmanical and Buddhist faiths from Indian shores.

So, not surprisingly there’s plenty of similitude in language and practice
and we were greeted with ‘Namakha’ or welcome , the equivalent of our

‘Namaste’, as we landed at Siem Reap, to reach Angkor Wat -the largest

temple complex in the world!

An UNESCO World Heritage site, the sprawling temple complex from the
12th Century AD, is the perfect amalgam of Hindu and Buddhist

representations.The reflection of the temple in the water, at the break of

dawn, draws ace photographers from around the world to capture ’ the

moment’!

Cambodia has also been the gory venue of the brutal Civil War in the

1970s.

A walk through the War Museum in Siem Reap, is a chilling reminder of

the death and devastation, and the ‘Killing Fields’ of the dictator Pol

Pot, scream of barbaric acts against the human race. A blot on

humanity ,in the land where two of the oldest religions flourished!