The temples of Angkor

Trip Start Nov 26, 2005
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Trip End Dec 09, 2005


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Tuesday, December 6, 2005

The first evening, after getting settled in Siem Reap, I went to the temples to watch the sunset at Phnom Bakheng.
Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Bakheng
Had an early start the next morning for sunrise at Angkor Wat.
01 Angkor Wat at sunrise
01 Angkor Wat at sunrise
 02 Angkor Wat carvings
02 Angkor Wat carvings
 03 Angkor Wat water lillies
03 Angkor Wat water lillies
After that I went to the highlights including Bayon,
04 Faces of Bayon
04 Faces of Bayon
 05 Bayon carvings
05 Bayon carvings
the Elephant Terraces,
06 Elephant Terraces
06 Elephant Terraces
 07 Elephant Terraces carving
07 Elephant Terraces carving
and then through the South Gate to my favorite, Ta Prohm.
08 South Gate
08 South Gate
 09 Ta Prohm
09 Ta Prohm
The next day I headed north about 30 minutes to Banteay Srei where the carvings were very intricate and well preserved.
10 Banteay carving
10 Banteay carving
 11 Banteay Srei
11 Banteay Srei
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