Angkor - Nov 1 2008
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Angkor Wat
The most impressive in terms of restoration, scale and intricacies. The most well-known of all the sites. Incredibly beautiful; pictures do it no justice. We arrived before sunrise and followed a bunch of other visitors in through the main gates in total darkness. As the sun started to rise behind the temple, you could just start to make out the form and the size.
Angkor Wat sunrise
Outside walls of Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat pillars
Banteay Srei
The "red" temple as it was carved and constructed of a red colored stone. While this was one of the smaller temples in size, it was certainly quite pretty.
Ta Prohm
It was decided to leave the temple in the same state as it was 're-discovered" (not restore it). Because of this, it is our favorite site at Angkor. A small Cambodian boy served as our unofficial tour guide.
The ride into Ta Prohm
We arrived to the site by motorbike as the very long pathway was flooded in certain spots by as much as 3 feet.
Cambodian sales force outside Ta Prohm
This is the only time we captured this on video, but sadly this happened before you walked in, and after you walked out, of nearly every temple.
Angkor Thom
The largest of the temple sites; but mostly made up of smaller temples inside of a larger site.
