Well this is the last post about Cambodia. Can you believe it? I can’t it seems like I’ve been posting about it forever. It will be like saying goodbye to a favorite pet. Sheila’s expression sums up all the bad parts of the trip including the accident, stolen cameras, and malaria vaccination overdoses. The youngster…
Ta Prohm is another of the many temples at Angkor. It has been left mostly untouched and the jungle trees have taken up residence inside the cracks and crevices. The site was constructed by King Jayavarman VII in honor of his family. The records found on site reveal that over 12,000 people called the temple…
Bet you thought my chronicle of Cambodia was over? Wrong! There is still much more to come and lets kick things off with Preah Khan. This temple situated near Angkor Thom. The name in modern times translates as “holy sword”. Nature has run rampant over this temple and careful efforts of the World Monuments Fund…
Sunset at Phnom Bakheng is one of the main highlights of the Angkor experience. Tons of tourists make the hike up the winding trail to the temple above. Some take elephants up and down while most just bear the walk. The temple has five tiers and seven levels which represent the seven Hindu heavens….
The Banyon is one of the most mystical and mysterious of the temples in Angkor Thom. The highlight are the over two hundred huge smiling face carved into the stone. The faces glare down upon the surrounding area from every angle imaginable. From a distance it doesn’t seem like much, but once you start…
Angkor Thom is more than one temple,it’s a complex of several sites with different temples and structures. The above is part of the Terrace of the Elephants. Sam and Jane stop for snacks. I believe this is the North Kleang which along with the South Kleang may have been palaces long long ago. The Kleangs…
I think most of the photos speak for themselves. Angkor Wat the signature temple of all those in Siem Reap. Angkor Wat is surrounded by a huge moat. Around this area children and parents picnic and shopkeepers peddle souvenirs from their little stands. Water. Books. Food. Cameras. Anything can be had for your trip into…
In the morning we checked out of our hotel and jumped into the tuk tuks which whisked us away to the river. We had booked passage on a 7am river boat departing from Phnom Pehn and arriving in Siem Reap six hours later. The cost was 25 US dollars which doesn’t sound expensive until…
