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Garuda guarding the city wall at Preah Khan. these bird men from Hindu mythology are the enemy of the serpent56 views
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the women's temple. there was a women's temple and a men's temple side by side. apparently women went here to pray for female related issues, like pregnancy, childbirth...56 views
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little old lady watching the street life below from her balcony55 views
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the movie Tomb Raider was filmed here at Ta Prohm55 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 size55 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 Cambodia55 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 together55 views
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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 good55 views
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Apsaras55 views
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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 army55 views
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Angkor Wat54 views
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Chuck & I hired one of these boats by ourselves and went around the lake54 views
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selling vegetables and fruits54 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 canoes54 views
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boating past the mangrove in the Tonle Sap54 views
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this shop stocks housewares and all kinds of stuff54 views
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some of these floating houses even have potted gardens in the front54 views
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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 up54 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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on the Tonle Sap54 views
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