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| Angkor Wat, Siem Reap & Tonle Sap, Cambodia |
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at Phnom Bakheng, a hindu temple at Angkor - our first day, we went to watch the sunset from the top. it's built on the highest hill around, and the view when you get to the top is pretty spectacular.
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entering Angkor Thom. the statues along the left side of the road represent the forces of evil, and the ones on the right represent the good
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the three heads of Bayon
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me standing between two celestial dancers
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Apsaras
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one of the massive stone faces at the Bayon. there are hundreds of these stone heads there
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incense and offerings at the foot of a Buddha at the Bayon
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at the Bayon. there are heads facing in every direction
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the Terrace of the Elephants - the terrace was used by one of the Angkor kings (who built it) to watch his army
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Garuda guarding the city wall at Preah Khan. these bird men from Hindu mythology are the enemy of the serpent
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the center portion of this building is in the form of serpent heads (nagas)
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our guide. after hanging out with him a couple of days, i asked him about the Khmer Rouge & found out his entire family had been killed by the KR. he entered a monastery after KR's end since that was the way he could be fed & educated
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