Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Angkor Wat and Siem Reap, Cambodia: January 23-24

Angkor Wat refers to an ancient city with many different buildings. The first one we visited is the actual Angkor Wat, a palace built for a Cambodian king. It's featured on Cambodia's flag:


What should the caption be for this sign?



These people were either attending a wedding or shooting a music video...

Angkor Thom:

Bayon:


Elephant Terrace:




As the guidebook points out, "the tree appears to be winning."






Here's the town of Siem Reap, pretty much only popular because lots of people want to visit nearby Angkor Wat. As a result, it's pretty touristy, but cute and fun overall.

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