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Most viewed - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap & Tonle Sap, Cambodia |
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the steps were so narrow and so steep it was like climbing a vertical stone wall, with no railing to hold on to & the steps falling apart in places. once you started climbing, changing your mind was out of the question, & the only way to go was up31 viewsi could only imagine falling and cracking my skull on the stone courtyard below. my fingers were all slippery with sweat in fear, which made it even harder to grasp the crevices in the narrow smooth stone steps. apparently, they designed the towers with such steep & narrow steps like this to create an impression of reaching to the heavens, and also to make it difficult for mere mortals to reach the gods (gods are not supposed to be easily accessible).
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one of the massive stone faces at the Bayon. there are hundreds of these stone heads there31 views
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at the Bayon. there are heads facing in every direction31 views
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on the Tonle Sap31 views
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rice paddies outside Siem Reap31 views
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the movie Tomb Raider was filmed here at Ta Prohm30 views
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the causeway leading to Angkor Wat30 views
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a floating village on the lake - more than 1 million people live on or around the Tonle Sap30 views
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a woman at one of the houses doing her day's grocery shopping from the produce sellers that ply the lake on their canoes30 views
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this shop stocks housewares and all kinds of stuff30 views
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some of these floating houses even have potted gardens in the front30 views
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pigs sleeping in the afternoon sun in their floating pen. the naked little boy in the background is being given a bath30 views
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Apsaras30 views
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Chuck on the Naga bridge with Angkor Wat up ahead30 views
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Angkor Wat29 views
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all life takes place on the water. here's a floating pig pen. even the pigs spend their lives in the midst of the lake29 views
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in the rainy season when the level of the Mekong river is high, the Tonle Sap river reverses its flow & water is pushed into the lake & it increases to about 5 times its size29 views
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Chuck & I hired one of these boats by ourselves and went around the lake29 views
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selling vegetables and fruits29 views
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they use these elaborate bamboo setups to catch fish - fish from the Tonle Sap is the main source of protein for most of the population of Cambodia29 views
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a house moving to another location on the lake - the boat in front is pulling the 2 houses which are attached together29 views
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a floating church29 views
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a house on the Tonle Sap lake29 views
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