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| From Christmas in Cambodia |
The Raffles Hotel was decked out extremely tastefully for Christmas. I walked inside and felt sort of like I was in a San Francisco luxury hotel for a second and got very nostalgic. They were remarkably nice about me taking photos of their Christmas decorations like a big freak. I want to go to the Elephant Bar soon. The Le Royal is a big part of Cambodian history and was The hotel in town until the Khmer Rouge took over- it was a very happening place during the French era. During the KR invasion, many people holed up here, including a profusion of journalists, which you'll know all about if you've seen The Killing Fields or read any of the books on the era. It's a helluva beautiful hotel.
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| From Christmas in Cambodia |
Daniel Southerland, the photographer who covered the 1970 KR invasion of Christmas and stayed at the Le Royal while doing it, wishes you a Merry Christmas. (I don't actually know if he does or doesn't, but his photo has been appropriately festived. If you're reading this Dan for some bizarre reason, I apologize in advance and hope you have had a wonderful day).
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