Monthly:July 2019
Malaysia’s capital town Kuala Lumpur or K.L has about 2 millions citizens where old and new buildings are mixed.At one time the world’s tallest building was located in K.L and the name is Petronas Twin Tower. The government owned petroleum company (Petronas) owns 49% of the building and that has given the building its name. With its 88 floors, the towers are reaching up to 450 m.The K.L Tower that reaches a height of 400 m. is also worth a […]
We landed in Cambodia’s capital town Phnom Penh to stay one night.The civil war ended in 1997 and the country is one of the poorest in the world. Cambodia has 12 million citizens and they also have nearly 10 million landmines still in the country!They are now restoring roads and buildings. There were not many paved roads.The soil is red and brown from sand and clay. There are a lot of potholes, mopeds and motorbikes, wagons, cars – chaos, poverty […]
After one night in Phnom Penh we flew further to our goal in Cambodia – Siem Reap.It is here most of the tourists come to see the fantastic temples in the surrounding area.Here is the largest concentration of temples in the whole world. The history in Cambodia can be split in 3 epochs: 1) Before Angkor time. 2) Angkor time. and 3) After Angkor time. The Angkor time lasted from about 11th century to 15th century.Then Cambodia was on its […]