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Who can even say the name Cambodia without thinking of the horrors of Pol Pot and the incredible tragedy that a country can be forced to endure. The image of "The Killing Fields" stays somewhere in your mind all the time you are in Cambodia. The only place I have visited in Cambodia is Siam Reap, the home of the temples of Angkor Wat. Siam Reap is in the Northwest corner of Cambodia, a short flight from Bangkok. ......Read More...Travel Notes on Cambodia |
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This is the view as you walk up to the entrance of Angkor Wat in Siam Reap |
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This temple, Banteay, is at the northern edge of the temple complex and is one of the older temples that has been restored |
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A carving from one of the buildings of Temple Banteay |
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In the outer halls of Angkor, some of the older statues have been relocated and people still pray or make offerings |
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Another example of the statues moved to the hallway |
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One of the temples inside the Angkor Wat complex |
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On the outer walls of Angkor Wat there are wonderful carvings, this is an example |
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My favorite of all of the temples |
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Everywhere in Siam Reap are examples of the landmines left from the long and horrible civil war |
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One of the children selling items at the temples |
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Like many places in Asia, bikes are very important |
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This temple (Taprohm I think) is only partially restored and gives a real sense of how the jungle takes back the land |
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From this terrace the people would be addressed by the king or Priests - it faces the site where the bike picture was taken |
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Coke sponsors this sign letting people know what actions to take if they discover a land min |
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Away from the bigger and more visited temples are places like thi |
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This little statue caught my eye |
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Another shot of Taprohm |
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Plowing the fields |
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