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Angkor Thom Built in the late 12th century under the reign of Jayavarman VII and successors, Angkor Thom is one of the largest Khmer cities. It includes temples as Bayon, Bapuon and Phimeanakas. It was the capital of Angkor until the 17th century. The city walls in a square have …
The Killing Fields of Khmer Rouge Rouge is the French word for red and in this context the meaning is the red of communism. The Khmer Rouge committed cultural and Human genocide in Cambodia. Between 1970 and 1975 there was the conflict between the Lon Nol regime and the Khmer …
Location old train station The old train station can’t be missed, as its location is near several other sightseeing places and buildings. Nearby you can find the bird park, the National Mosque (more of both in other posts), the planetarium museum, the Islamic arts museum and Jalan Sultan. This means …
Buddha Birthday Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi are two different terms for the same happening, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. This auspicious day has several names for it. Beside Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi it is also called Saga Dawa, Vesak, Vaisakh Purnima, and many more names in different …
WWII & JEATH Museum The letters JEATH stand for Japan, England, Australia, Thailand, Holland. There can be some confusion about which museum we talk about. There is another JEATH museum in Kanchanaburi opposite the big temple along the river. That museum and the one near the Bridge on the river …
Peace and after In posts of JEATH museum, Death Railway, Hellfire Pass and Bridge on the river Kwai you can read about the history and horror of the Thai – Burma Railway. What happened after all? After completing the railway the POW’s were either kept in Thailand or sent to …
Death Railway The Hellfire pass is a part of the Thai – Burma Railway, also called the Death Railway. Related to the Death Railway is the Hellfire Pass, the JEATH war museum, the Bridge on the river Kwai and the war cemeteries. All can be read about on this site …
Bhaktapur is a must-see if you visit Nepal. The capital city of the former Bhaktapur Kingdom is located 13 km east of Kathmandu at 1400 meters altitude, which is nearly the same altitude as Kathmandu. It is an ancient kingdom village where the old architecture is kept alive. This old …
The River Kwai Bridge is a tragic part of war history. So much that several books are published about it. David Lean’s movie ‘Bridge on the river Kwai, which was released in 1957, did the rest to make this Bridge and its story well known. This in Kanchanaburi located bridge …
A railway to Burma In 1942 during WWII, the Japanese were fighting the British in Burma. Their goal was an attack on India. To supply their troops in Burma, the Japanese needed a safer supply route than the sea routes from Singapore to Rangoon. They decided to build a 415 …