Prince d Angkor

... elephants lined up that would take you through to the next gate for $10USD but we decided to have Marom drive us.   Angkor Thom's area is some 900 hectares, walled and with a moat and 4 cardinal gates. Huge! We visited the Bayon which is ...

A very early start as we were being collected at 4.30am to head out to Angkor Wat for the sunrise. We were actually the first "tourists" to arrive and although still very dark it was amazing to have the place almost to ourselves and to try and find the ...

... from our hostel and cycled round some of the closer temples and what a day to choose to cycle - blue skies and sun!!! Angkor Thom - Bayon - Quite an impressive temple with the well know image of the faces carved into the      & ...

... nbsp;la veille ca m avait paru horrible en conduisant une moto. Donc le lendemain, jai vraiment decouvert les temples d Angkor au petit matin, ca va vraiment etre difficile a decrire, je vais mettre quelques photos. Juste que cest vraiment extraordinaire, ...

... of one of the ancient Khmer face carvings at Bayon: "You look just like one of the Bayon faces," I said. "Maybe you're a prince..." but what went unsaid was that, now, because of years of civil war, massacres, and attacks from the Cham (Vietnam) ...