During the Christmas holidays of 2005-2006, I traveled to Hanoi and then to Cambodia. Angkor Wat is one of the most awe inspiring places in the world.
  • Phnom Penh National Museum Phnom Penh National Museum
  • Naga Naga
  • Phnom Penh National Museum Phnom Penh National Museum
  • National Museum Courtyard National Museum Courtyard
  • Phnom Penh Phnom Penh
  • Wat Phnom Wat Phnom
  • Dog Dog
  • Kitties Kitties
  • Monkey!! Monkey!!
  • Wat Phnom Wat Phnom
  • Carriage Carriage
  • Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda entrance Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda entrance
  • Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda
  • Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda
  • Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda
  • Elephant! Elephant!
  • DO NOT DO DO NOT DO
  • Columns Columns
  • Asparas, celestial dancers Asparas, celestial dancers
  • Aspara Aspara
  • Lotus pool Lotus pool
  • Bas-relief Bas-relief
  • Battle of Kurukshetra Battle of Kurukshetra
  • Asparas Asparas
  • More asparas More asparas
  • Asparas headpiece Asparas headpiece
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk Churning of the Ocean of Milk
  • Heaven and Hell Heaven and Hell
  • Stairs to Angkor Wat Stairs to Angkor Wat
  • Pat in Angkor Wat inner courtward Pat in Angkor Wat inner courtward
  • View of Angkor Wat with hot air balloon View of Angkor Wat with hot air balloon
  • View of Angkor from tower View of Angkor from tower
  • Angkor - ‘If our people can build Angkor, they can do anything’. -- Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge Angkor - ‘If our people can build Angkor, they can do anything’. -- Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge
  • Biking to Angkor Thom Biking to Angkor Thom
  • Enclosed courtyard Enclosed courtyard
  • Preah Khan Preah Khan
  • Jungle takes over Preah Khan Jungle takes over Preah Khan
  • Doorway Doorway
  • Crushing weight Crushing weight
  • Preah Khan Preah Khan
  • Asparas, celestial dancers bas-relief Asparas, celestial dancers bas-relief
  • Stupa with direct sunlight Stupa with direct sunlight
  • Defaced statues Defaced statues
  • Temples are aligned to magnetic North Temples are aligned to magnetic North
  • Fire ant hill - STAY AWAY Fire ant hill - STAY AWAY
  • Break from temples and visit of Tonle Sap floating villages Break from temples and visit of Tonle Sap floating villages
  • Floating village elementary school Floating village elementary school
  • Crocodile farm Crocodile farm
  • Tonle Sap crocodile farm Tonle Sap crocodile farm
  • Drying shrimp Drying shrimp
  • Tonle Sap Tonle Sap
  • View of floating village View of floating village
  • Sign near temple Sign near temple
  • You go there and you will die You go there and you will die
  • Prasat Banteay Srei - The Citadel of the women Prasat Banteay Srei - The Citadel of the women
  • Spectacular Banteay Srei & Samre Spectacular Banteay Srei & Samre
  • Banteay Srei & Samre Banteay Srei & Samre
  • Naga sculpted into the murals Naga sculpted into the murals
  • MP in front of Banteay Samre - The citadel of the Samre MP in front of Banteay Samre - The citadel of the Samre
  • MP and Banteay Samre MP and Banteay Samre
  • Angkor Thom archway Angkor Thom archway
  • Colossal Angkor Thom - "Great City" Colossal Angkor Thom - "Great City"
  • Angkor Thom - Bayon Angkor Thom - Bayon
  • Bas-relief of South Gallery of the Bayon Bas-relief of South Gallery of the Bayon
  • Asparas Asparas
  • Bas-relief Bas-relief
  • Fish eating cow Fish eating cow
  • War between the Khmers and the Chams War between the Khmers and the Chams
  • Bayon Bayon
  • Faces of Avalokiteshvara at Bayon temple Faces of Avalokiteshvara at Bayon temple
  • Stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Close-up Close-up
  • More Bayon More Bayon
  • Famous 'Angkor smile' Famous 'Angkor smile'
  • Angkor Thom Angkor Thom
  • Old monkey Old monkey
  • Old monkey being a star Old monkey being a star
  • Old man monkey Old man monkey
  • Old nun Old nun
  • Terrace of the Elephants Terrace of the Elephants
  • Buddha Buddha
  • Monks at probably East Mebon temple Monks at probably East Mebon temple
  • Cow shoos MP in cow incident Cow shoos MP in cow incident
  • Red ants. AVOID. Red ants. AVOID.
  • Preah Rup Preah Rup
  • Child selling bracelets Child  selling bracelets
  • Sunrise on Angkor Wat Sunrise on Angkor Wat
  • Bayon temple of Angkor Thom at sunrise Bayon temple of Angkor Thom at sunrise
  • Bayon temple of Angkor Thom at sunrise Bayon temple of Angkor Thom at sunrise
  • Transportation Transportation
  • Ta Prohm Ta Prohm
  • Ta Prohm Ta Prohm
  • This is better than Tomb Raider, guys. This is better than Tomb Raider, guys.
  • And now for our cardio break And now for our cardio break
  • Ta Keo Ta Keo
  • Ta Keo Ta Keo
  • The Two Towers The Two Towers
  • Tourists watch the sunset Tourists watch the sunset
  • Flower at West Mebon Flower at West Mebon
  • West Mebon West Mebon