SOUTH-EAST ASIA 2009-10
CAMBODIA. ANGKOR
Bayon, inside the walls of
Angkor Thom
Inside Bayon
Buddhist monks visiting
Bayon
There are 216 faces of
Avalokiteshvara watching in all directions
Bayon was built around
1200
Angkor Thom
Workers cut grass by hand.
It was 30C but they wear a lot of clothes
Angkor Thom was the last
and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire
Ta Prohm, one of the most
popular of Angkor's many wonders
Temples have been
abandoned to nature
Ta Prohm. According to
inscriptions, it took 80,000 people to maintain it
Trees slowly strangle the
buildings
There are hordes of
children selling food, drinks and souvenirs
Ta Prohm
Everybody wants a photo
here!
Ta Prohm
Termite mound on the way
from Ta Prohm to Ta Som
Ta Som is a small temple
Ta Som. Much of Thai
culture has links to Angkor, a sensitive topic between the two nations
Ta Som's eastern gate
The gate has been
absolutely overwhelmed by an ancient tree
Pre Rup, one of the older
temples in Angkor
Pre Rup
It's reddish tone is
heightened by late afternoon sunlight. Angkor is one place I must come
back to!