{"id":1131,"date":"2013-10-01T17:48:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T17:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackpackingbear.com\/blog\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2015-01-29T22:46:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T22:46:00","slug":"joe-louis-does-sunrise-at-angkor-wat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/joe-louis-does-sunrise-at-angkor-wat\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Louis does sunrise at Angkor Wat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>See what other blogs are saying about sunrise at Angkor Wat:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are few places anywhere on earth to match the splendour of Angkor Wat. The temple is one of the largest monuments to religion ever built and is truly one the wonders of the world. Believed to have been constructed as a temple and mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of the 12th century, Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismcambodia.com\/travelguides\/provinces\/siem-reap\/what-to-see\/294_angkor-wat.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Tourism of Cambodia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reverberating chirps from bats in the central stupa echoed from the stone walls and called me in through an eerie doorway to investigate. The smell of bat guano was a little overpowering, but I toughed it out and walked deeper into the cavern. The sweep of my flashlight across the high ceiling caused swarms of bats to flutter around inside. I watched nervously until one almost hit me in the face and I yelped like a little girl. After I finished laughing at myself, I ducked and ran through.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelyear.com\/travelogue\/country\/cambodia\" target=\"_blank\">The Travel Year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; See what other blogs are saying about sunrise at Angkor Wat: &#8220;There are few places anywhere on earth to match the splendour of Angkor Wat. The temple is one of the largest monuments to religion ever built and is truly one the wonders of the world. 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