Sunday 20 December 2015

Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, and Ta Phrom Temple

The reason so many people come to Cambodia, and Siem Reap are the Ancient Temples. Angkor Wat is among the Wonders of the World. I have now been and, like many before me, left with a sense of awe.




At the moat's edge,

The classic photo of Angkor Wat


Library



All over the walls are stories of valiance 



The artwork here is just amazing








Between Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom was a gang of monkeys waiting for unsuspecting passer-biers to get whatever they could get, also there's a girl selling bananas there. 





This guy got fed up with me after this shot





Angkor Thom is a series of smaller temples, the most famous being the ones with the many faces,


Entrance to Angkor Thom


















Theses are 2 different sculptures
my guide told me to position to give
headless lion a face











Next was the Ta PhromTemple made famous by Angelina Joli in her role as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. It's the temple that has been taken by the jungle, it is quite a sight to behold







You have to walk about 10 minutes in the
jungle to get to the buildings