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| Tuk tuk is not the only way to see Angkor Wat |
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| Tuk tuking through Angkor |
In its prime, Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world. Magnificent temples were built in Angkor between the 8th and 13th century by a string of kings, some of whom were Hindu and some of whom were Buddhist. Each of the temples reflects a predominant religion, but has aspects of both Hinduism and Buddhism.
May is probably not the best time to see ancient Angkor because it is beastly hot. But I didn't have much choice. I hired a tuk tuk driver (named Hi) who took me around Siem Reap (the town close to Ankgor) and the Angkor complex. For 3 days in Angkor, I walked and walked, looked at bas reliefs, climbed steep stairs, got swindled, drank water, ducked through short doorways, climbed more scary stairs, drank more water, got buried in hoards of little children selling stuff, and tripped over uneven stones. The tuk tuk rides between temples were as interesting as the temples themselves.
I took a couple hundred photos. I would have had more photos, but on day 3 I left my camera in my hotel room. And day 3 was not a day to be without a camera. More about day 3 in another blog.
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| Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom |
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| Angkor Wat |
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| Bas reliefs around each wall of Angkor Wat |
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| Ta Prohm being eaten by trees |
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| Plastic bottle collector in Angkor Thom |
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| You can see all the way through most temples |
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| Hindu images |
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| Buddhist images |
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| Banteay Kdei |
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