Angkor Sunrise
A moment not to miss with Angkor silhouette set in the backdrop of the...
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Angkor skyline
Daylight gradually set in.
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Angkor Wat mid day
Angkor and the blue blue sky
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Angkor in the afternoon
The northern reflecting pool is the most popular spot to capture...
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Angkor at dusk
Waiting for sunset.
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The twilight began
The magical combination of colors created by thousand years old human...
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Angkor nightfall
The fall of night reminded us of the fall of the ancient civilization.
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The last light
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Marching in to Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is surrounded by a moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300...
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Angkor Wat west
Looking out to the west of Angkor from it's highest point. The far yellow...
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Angkor crowds at noon
Despite scorching heat at noon hour, crowds still flocked in to admire...
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The renowned 5 beehives
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The iconic five beehives of Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor. Massive...
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Angkor Wat memory
And of course...., not to forget the "We've been here" shot :-P
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Phnom Bakheng
Famous spot for Siem Reap sunset, a hill temple ruin at the height of 65m...
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Bakheng's sunset
Not a particular interesting sunset on a cloudy day but it was interesting to...
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South gate of Angkor Thom
Our driver stopped at South Gate of Angkor Thom, the first stop of our bigger...
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Angkor Thom South gate guardian Gods
To access South Gate of Angkor Thom, we passed by 50m causeway across...
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Our Tuk-tuk driver - Mr An
Generally most of the tuk-tuk drivers at Siam Reap can act as good...
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Bayon
A major temple on the must-see list of every Angkor tour, located in...
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Bayon stone faces
Bayon was characterized by its many towers with four faces in the four...
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The giant stone faces of Bayon
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More Bayon faces
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Ta Prohm
Temple in the jungle with an eery setting and the limelights of Tomb...
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Ta Prohm
We waited nearly 20 minutes to get the site clear of tourists to get this shot.
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Giant tree trunk at Ta Prohm
Another typical pose for every tourist at Ta Prohm :-P
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The classical shot of Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm is characterized by massive trees’ stranglehold on many of the...
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Spetacular tree invasion at Ta Prohm
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Buddha and devotees inside Angkor Wat
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Close up of Angkor 's Central Tower
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Banteay Kdei
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Resting at Ta Keo
Towering temple-mountain dedicated to Shiva. Steep staircase to the top, nice...
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ThommanonÂ’s Apsaras figure
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Terrace of the Elephants
Carved elephants adorn the wall.
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Giant garuda at Terrace of the Elephants
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Elevated walkway to Baphuon
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Terrace of the Leper King
Deeply carved nagas, demons and other mythological beings located at...
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Khmer New Year celebration
We bumped into a group of teenagers performing new year ritual in...
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Khmer new year dancers
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Banteay Srey
Banteay Srey lies 38 km about more than an hour drive from Siem Reap. Drivers...
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Banteay Srey
The name of the temple means women’s temple referring to the delicate...
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Banteay Srey gate
The temple's relatively small size, pink sandstone construction...
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Thousand years old cravings
The walls were densely covered with most beautiful, deep and intricate...
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Vividly stand out carvings
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Lord Siva carvings
The carvings mostly related to the Hindu Siva God's legend.
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Banteay Srey's carvings
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Banteay Samre
The trip to here was a nice little road excursion through villages and...
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Banteay Samre
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East Mebon
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Ta Som
A huge tree grew from the top of the east gopura. It was destroying...
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Neak Pean in dry season
Neak Pean referred to the encoiled nagas that encircled the temple....
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Preah Khan
Preah Khan originally served as Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over...
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The moat at Preah Khan
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Preah Khan
Preah Khan was a huge highly explorable monastic complex with lots of photo...
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Preah Khan
Scene from a ruin from ancient Greece or what?
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Preah Khan
Half chopped root?
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Bakong during Khmer New year
The most impressive member of the Roluos Group.
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Bakong
Rolous group - consist of 3 temples southeast of Siem Reap which are Bakong,...
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Bakong under blue sky
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Pre Rup
Architecturally and artistically superior...
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Land mine decorative vase
Land mine decorative vase and grenade incense holder. We visited Land Mine...
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Apsara Culture Dance Show
After days of cheap local food, we treated ourself a pricy(12USD)...
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Apsara lead dancer
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Yummy Khmer lunch package
This was the BBQ pork, soya marinated hard boiled egg rice with...
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