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Travel Blogs from Angkor, Cambodia
Raiders of the lost Wat
... afternoon). On the other temples, the overall impression was of a scale of endeavour which neither of us had previously encountered. Angkor Wat itself is certainly the star of the show and is truly epic (see photo above). I think ...
Phnom Bakeng
... sometimes called First Angkor. I watched my final Angkor sunset here. --------- My three-day exploration of the sights of Angkor was finished and I was exhaused. Getting up around 5:30 each day and climbing ruins a la Indiana Jones had ...
Baksei Chamkrong
Construction on this Hindu shrine started during the reign of Harshavarman I and was completed during the reign of Rajendravarman II from 944 to 968. The proportions and size of this monument make it quite striking and attractive. I was alone ...
Banteay Kdei
This temple has been continuously occupied by monks since its construction during the reign of Jayavarman VII around 1200. The only interruption in this occupancy was during the 1960's when it was reportedly inhabited by a group of dangerous wild ...
Chapel of the Hospital
I was alone walking up to this small structure in a serene setting and got to enjoy a few oranges while sitting in the play of light and shadow that surrounded it. It was built as a chapel in one of the 102 hospitals constructed during the reign of ...
Baphuon
This monstrous building was the site of two distinct construction regimes. It was initially constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva in 1060 by Udayadityavarman II. Around 1500, parts of it were deconstructed and the stones ...
Angkor Thom
... a Naga. Once inside the city walls, the first site you come to is The Bayon, which was my favorite site at Angkor. It's most distinctive feature is the 200 + stone faces, while the walls around the site contain images of historical events, ...
Prasat Preah Khan (temporary placeholder)
I visited the Angkorean temple at Prasat Preah Khan, which was really out in the middle of nowhere -- but interesting! Because I'm so far behind on my blogging, I've created this entry as a temporary placeholder until I find time to write a real blog ...
Angkor Wat
So, onto the THE attraction in Cambodia - Angkor Wat. In short, Angkor Wat is a very large temple built in the 12th century. It is the most important of Cambodian temples, and as such is a very popular place to visit. In the immediate ...
Angkor Thom
... of Angkor Thom from the East Gate. The walled city, built around 1200 during the reign of Jayavarman VII, was the capital of ancient Angkor and is about three kilometres square. This collosal city housed all the sights I would see this ...
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
We signed up for the 3 day post-cruise to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We got off the ship about 11:30 Saturday morning and were bussed to the Bangkok Airport along with about 60 other guests. Our flight wasn't until 6:20pm so we had a little ...
Srah Srang
... 300 metres, overlooked by a lovely terrace. This romantic spot was the royal bath. "[It] gave the impression that love had come one day and had left there, when he went away, a part of his spirit" (PJ de Beerski, Angkor: Ruins in ...
Many Steps, Many Temples
... in Vietnamese culture. On the other hand, almost all of the security and gate agents in the Siem Reap airport in Cambodia were women. I could speculate some more but will stop. So enough ruminating - let's talk about food. I now know why ...
Angkor Wat - Sunrise
... and the place becomes remarkably quiet for a few hours, filled only with a few hundred Lonely Planet-toting explorers. (Yes, Angkor Wat is so big that a few hundred people are easily scattered and isolated.) The near-kilometre-long gallery of ...
Too Many Temples (Even More than Kyoto) AngkorWat
... the massive roots of giant trees. The trees have collapsed several parts of the temple and are slowly destroying the rest. Angkor Wat, itself, is a tall temple with four main spires. The temple is inside a wall inside a green area, inside ...
Angkor What?
... in, walked around, drank, ate, bed.. Temples tomorrow. So to explain quickly the temples of Angkor are situated around Siem Reap in Cambodia and were built between 802AD and 1431AD (or something like that). There are too many to see ...
The gods live here
... pour nous faire connaitre un chauffeur de tuk tuk qui voudrait beaucoup être embauché pour nous promener les prochains jours à Angkor Wat...Finalement on est arrivé à notre hotel le Tara Angkor Hotel. Reservé par Internet, il y ...
Ak Yum
This ruinous site, built sometime between 600 and 800 C.E., is the oldest structure of Angkor. I visited it mainly for a historical perspective on the development of Angkor ...
West Baray and West Mebon
I took a temple-climbing break this afternoon and hired a boat from the shore of the West Baray, the sixteen-square-kilometre (manmade) lake surrounding the West Mebon. The boat hire cost too much as I was its only passenger. When I arrived ...
Terrace of the Leper King
This raised platform was named after the seated statue on its surface. The Terrace was built during the reign of Jayavarman VII, but the statue was built about 200 years later in the fifteenth century. The statue is said to represent the ...
13°24′N, 103°52′E
... that was available in the past. However, despite the concessions that have been made in the cause of economic development, Angkor still remains a 'must see' attraction, and if you search, moments of solitude, quiet and stillness. Incidentally, Hamel's ...
Angkor Wat
... Wat - 7th July The next morning we took our Tuk-Tuk to the most breathtaking of all the temples in Cambodia, perhaps the world - Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat means "Temple that is a city", not surprising, as it is the largest religious structure in the ...
Indiana Mogg and the temples of tourist boom
... may seem a lot to a penny pinching visitor but it's worth it if they know their stuff. We went with the Siem Reap Angkor Cambodia tourist office, kong_soeun@hotmail.com, Soeun knows his stuff. Angkor Wat is a fantastic place, if you have never been ...