A visit to Cambodia and Angkor Wat in 1964

[@gragrn]

Fascinating seeing how these places looked 46 years ago. Please thank Hans and Toyoko for sharing their journey with us, and of course, thank you Michael.

[@michaelijsbrand]

@gragrn. I take it that they haven't changed much? Thanks for your support.

[@tytvdaily6954]

I form Cambodia 🇰🇭 i love ❤️ Cambodia 🇰🇭 (Khmer) ❤️🇰🇭❤️🌷🌷🌷🙏🙏🙏i like you videos

[@KampucheaFreshPrince]

R.I.P. to all our khmer grandparents in this video they died during the War tragedy in 1960s generation and most of them didnt survive the atrocity of the genocide. thanks for posting this epic video.

[@vuthaya7524]

I had Vietnam 😡

[@km2100]

Amazing footage!! This film takes us back in times. This footage was 11 years before the Khmer Rouge took over. Seeing this footage makes me think of my father and other relatives were alive and well during that time. It's cool to see the palace and the Central Market of Phnom Penh how those places look back then. Angkor's ruins hardly had any tourists like now. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@linlynleen39]

Thank you for sharing this precious moment ❤️🇰🇭🙏🏼🥰

[@visitor-]

First and only destination I'm going to when I build my time machine

[@JamesLee-on1yb]

Me too

[@davidcoleman757]

When King Sihanouk died the State TV screened a lot of his documentary movies, which are similar in content to this gem. Although there were already serious political and economic issues at the time, the country was in a better place than it has ever been since. This fascinating film throws into grotesque relief the damage done to Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge a decade later. Another marvelous movie. Again, thanks for posting.

[@vannnanhok7253]

Many many thanks♥♥♥♥♥

[@smoochi8cool]

wonderfull I was there in 1960`s & nothing ever compares to the beauty mystic buildings and pagodas/temples ::: we used to go to the snake charmers and the holy parade of people with gold cages hooked and pierced through their bodies... Thanks for video~~ My family have some old slides of Cambodia .. Will try and get them .....

[@therock8224]

How much was the entry fee for foreigners back then? Now it's US$37. Were there other foreign visitors? Were there any international flights from Siem Reap? Could you enter by land from Thailand? Or did you have to fly in? Any permits required?

[@theoduval1408]

The Rock, there were foreign visitors to Angkor back in the 1960s - Jackie Kennedy and Charlie Chaplin are two that come to mind - but the foreign visitors back then were few and primarily people of culture, not the sheeple of today. Angkor is a religious site and always has been, the entrance fee in the 1960s would have been small (if there was any fee at all). The $37 entrance fee of today is outrageous. The site is not owned by the Cambodian nation, but unbelievably, it was sold by the Cambodian government to a Vietnamese multi-millionaire in about 1990 and your $37 dollar entrance fee does not go to the Cambodian nation but to the Vietnamese owner’s private bank account. There are many other ancient temples to visit in Cambodia that are just as interesting, and the entrance fee is $4 (or less) and the entrance fee profit goes to the nation. There was one temple I visited (about two hours from Siem Reap) it was covered in jungle, like a film set, incredibly interesting, and at 8:30 am when I arrived, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THERE (other than two rangers, one of whom guided me through all sorts of hidden places within the temple).

[@bund.5901]

Please share your photos with us if you have already developed them. We would really appreciate your documentary.

[@connynielson8686]

Yes,, I am hearing that the cambodians always felt owned by the vietnamese and this doesnt seem to have changed much...has it? What is the govt/ life like in cambodia now?

[@ggck.sounds]

man this is beautiful footage!!!!

[@berttkltan]

I went to Angkor Wat last year, and it's infested with tourists. I hardly have the pleasure of enjoying a quiet moment there.

[@markcynic808]

Lol, yeah. Infested by tourists just like you.

[@thearongchang393]

Many thanks for this VDO to let us know what it’s look like before civil war...thank from Cambodian, the young generation

[@mckoylach1622]

Great films and beautiful sceneries. Thanks for posting...

[@BravuraK]

Great viewing...many thanks Michael xx Susan

[@senghongtek]

Delighted to see an amazing vdo long long time ago thanks

[@faizalhamssin3714]

The calm before the storm. Breaks my heart to think that just a few years later, millions of Cambodians would be brutally murdered by their own people. Been to Cambodia three times since 2013, the country hasn’t recovered fully from the horrors it experienced in the 70s, but you can see so much potential everywhere. The economy is also growing pretty rapidly. Hopefully the younger generation will never have to experience the kind of trauma that their parents went through.

[@jenawakaka6960]

Yeahhh, totally agreed❤️ my mom was from there, and she was survived from the war and she went to malaysian. She always story about that war when she was young. Im bless cause i know about the history even im from malaysia❤️

[@sochetra2021]

Amazing video and document for my children, Thanks for upload Michael Rogge

[@Khemrintr]

So different and beautiful back then. Very nice video. Thanks for sharing

[@honsun0291]

A rare find! Thank you!!

[@JJVThou]

Thank you for upload this video, seeing the past before the war distroyed alot of the temple. I am happy that this video is a treasury for us.

[@vidanaps714]

My beloved Cambodia country was so well ordering and well peaceful, fruitful country . That’s the time when my parent business are so highly on the rise how much my father keep talking about he’s was so fortunate to established he’s business in Pailin !!! Tragically Cambodia system it’s not the same anymore we lost everything and as so my beloved Khmers lost theirs lives in this tragic heinous Genocides that killed nearly 3 Millions and so much more people within a space of 4 years only . We fled Cambodia at the last resources nothing left behind !!! Prayer much love and shall Cambodia shall raise double blessings more that all the years we had lost 💜🙏🏽💜🇰🇭🙏🏽🇰🇭💜🌎💜🇰🇭🌎🙏🏽💜😢😢💔💔

[@bunnasam1128]

Thank you so much for sharing.. I really love this video!

[@salytry2671]

Beautiful

[@TSerey]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@GrayFox-xd9ww]

Hey Mike!! Awesome footage. Mom n dad left Kampuchea in 79.

[@queenintradevi7423]

Very beautiful Video ! Thanks for sharing.

[@leroyybrown]

Priceless

[@KhmerKandal]

Great video 🙂👏👏👏

[@vuthaya7524]

អគុណស

[@jclaer]

I visited in 1964. Took a bus from Thailand. Hiking to the top of the top tower found only a dozen people there, retirees and young adventurers like myself.

[@khmerrepublic7188]

you are so lucky. Do you happened bring any camera to capture the monumental moments in human history? I bet the place were beautiful before the civil war of Cambodia.

[@VIJEAR]

Why does the old Cambodia looked more relaxed and peaceful than it does today?

[@veramann]

All empires come to an end. The Khmer Empire is no exception. What makes me unhappy the most is that Cambodia lost a lot lands to Thailand and Vietnam after the empire failed.

[@connynielson8686]

It was all in vain in the end? They sort of got owned by these neighbours...?

[@khmerrepublic7188]

from my reseach King Ang Eng married to Ros Moneang (Thail) which they have at least 3 children. Ang Duong have a relation with Thai while Ang Chan II with Vietnam. So, you now know, and the rest is history.

[@mohdnoorazli7998]

Cambodia at the age of prince Sihanouk in power was a golden era of Cambodian kingdom

[@neozeon2567]

Sihanouk wasn’t a good leader and there was so many time he could have prevent the rise of pol pot and choose to do nothing

[@Monstacheeks]

When there were no tourists...must have been so nice!

[@Monstacheeks]

Around The Verse thats the best time to go when you can enjoy the sights all too yourself!

[@cuongkim8150]

Great

[@kimsanmahakimsan1874]

GREAT!!! DOCUMENT!

[@pamelaparayo5653]

what is the music track? wonderful video, thank you!

[@therock8224]

Wow, amazing footage. How much were foreigners charged to enter Angkor Wat in 1964? Now it's US$37 for a one day pass, which is quite pricey! Clearly it's all about money now, whereas back then it had a lot of nostalgia to it. I wonder if the westerners in this video were the only westerners there?

[@flintlock7190]

Souvenir ! I was there at that time...

[@thavlogs6704]

I form Cambodia🇰🇭 😘😘

[@billfahchannel934]

Angkor Wat is name from original name is Nakorn-Wat that Siam is owner before Cambodia country occurring.

[@goshhaha7144]

You mean slaves Siam? 😅

[@goshhaha7144]

Siam is a slave only

[@khmerrepublic7188]

@billfahchannel934 👈I'm dare you to googled?

[@kamonyoothong7274]

ประเทศไทยสมัยนั้นตัดความสัมพันธ์กับเขามร คนไทยเลยไม่สามารถไปเที่ยว Angkor ได

[@echosixth319]

1964 cambodia was better society than now

[@vuthykoeurn9919]

CAMBODIA 🇰🇭

[@vivotrue9663]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@lynthongsirima103]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sambathea9365]

❤🎉❤

[@ashwinsunshine2782]

Buddha Bless Angkor Wat

[@alexyuarayan1212]

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[@khatsovannaret9847]

I feel sorry for you. You seem to be someone else's thief and his master has taken it back

[@fuxyu69]

Slave😢

[@alexyuarayan1212]

It belongs to "Siam" (khom) ,not Khmer.

[@christhecreator9742]

What are u talking about?💀

[@kimeangsuon]

What are you talking man ? Let's see history first before you said Belong to someone

[@markcynic808]

It's Khmer. They built it. Thailand won it in a peace treaty after war with Kampuchea. It's now back in the hands of its original owners. So many now visit that it hasn't the same appeal. Wooden steps now cover many of the steps and stairs to halt the wear and tear. Not the same experience anymore.

[@Monstacheeks]

This temple was adorned with Gold...until ( Khom ) people looted it and put it on their Ugly Temples in Thailand.

[@khatsovannaret9847]

Your words are a dog, should you not say these words, I'm ashamed of you