Saturday, August 11, 2007


Here are just some random shots of the ruined temples scattered throughout the plain. To me this is a more impressive sight than even Angkor Wat. Although the Angkor temples are larger and more intricate, they're more spread out and hidden by jungle, so they don't have quite the same breathtaking impact. There are also almost no tourists, and no locals either, just a few dirt paths meandering through thousands of abandoned temples. It's quite an amazing experience to climb up one of these temples and look in any direction and see an endless number of other temples. It would take weeks to see each one, but you'd have to be a real archeological buff to want to do that. The temples are for the most part closed and only the main stupa remains, so there's not that much to do at any individual temple. But I do wish we had more time here, as I think two or three days are needed to do justice to the place, whereas we only had two half days.























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