Angkor Wat , is a
temple complex at
Angkor,
Cambodia, built for the king
Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation—first
Hindu, dedicated to
Vishnu, then
Buddhist. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of
Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its
national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
Angkor Wat at Sunrise
Our minging feet at the end of a hard day walking around Angkor Wat and the other temples in the Ancient Holy city.
Carvings on the side of the elephant temple
Elephant temple
Roots of trees growing through the temples
The trees that have grown all over the temples are 150 years old
This temple was used for the filming of one of the Tomb Raider films
Look at the size of those roots!!
Buddah peeking through
Buddah face there are four on each spire and 16 spires - Angkor Thom
Tamar climbing down from one of the temples, its a long way down
Angkor Thom
This was quite early in the morning and we had been up since five to watch the sunrise, hence the stunned look!
Carving on the side of Angkor Wat
Corridor in Angkor Thom
Gateway to the ancient city
A wee frog that was just chilling in the temple
The inner grounds of Angkor Wat, There are several walls with space in the middle.
More carvings
Small temple inside the Angkor wat temple
Side entrance to Angkor Wat
Main Entrance Tamar still not impressed with being up so early!
Angkor Wat at sunrise - Stunning looked better obviously in real life
Kratie - watching Irawaddy dolphins at sunset in the mekong. We rode down the road, met a local who took us on his fishing canoe to a secret island away from the tourist boats, we walked into the river knee deep and dophins were swimming a few metres in front of us.
Huge lizard watching over us over dinner.
The boys standing on the island bored of dolphin watching.
Floating village about 30minutes outside of Siem Reap.
Children fishing next to the floating village.
Shop on the floating village.
View at the top of the temple hill in Battambang
Our guides to the killing caves and temple.
Walk up to mini Angkor temple - Battambang.
Our bikes on the bamboo train.
Tamar, Will and Andy at the start of our Bamboo train adventure - the most painful ride ever.
Cows running across the train tracks.
Kings Palace - Phnom Penh
Main Hall - Kings Palace
Stupa inside kings Palace grounds.
Gate inside the palace.
Will trying to be affectionate - bless him.
Sihanoukville, Otres beach, just infornt of our guest house.
Sunset on Otres beach.
Sunset.
