Archives for May 2012

Caves of Kampong Trach – Kampot – Caves

Kampot –  a rural province After lunch we traveled through the province known as  Kampot to visit the Kampong Trach limestone caves. The mountains of Kampong Trach became one of the last Khmer Rouge strongholds. Phnom Voar is where the victims of the 1994 Khmer Rouge kidnappings were held. Kampot is  the name of the […]

Tonle (Lake) Bati – Hindu Temple – Phnom Chisor

On the shores of (Lake) Tonle  Bati Traveling to Kep we stopped at Tonle or Lake Bati a popular lakeside  picnic area. There are dozens of bamboo platforms with thatched roofs, complete with hammocks to relax in, on the shores of the lake. Tonle, means ‘lake’ in Khmer. Tonle or Lake  Bati is a very […]

Dinkelsbuhl – medieval fortifications – medieval city wall

A brief history of Dinkelsbuhl Yes, there was a Mr Dinkelsbuhl, a theologian during the 14-15th centuries, responsible for the Munster St. George, a Gothic parish church in the city. The outside wall of Munster St. George has a slab inscribed in memory of Nikolaus Von Dinkelsbuhl. Dinkelsbuhl dates back to the middle ages the town founded […]

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