Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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After finally getting to Siem Reap in Cambodia I spent two days exploring the temples of Angkor Wat. Although the 40 degree heat was almost too much to bear it was worth it for the breath-taking sunrise and sunset over the temples, and to contemplate how these extremely ornate buildings were constructed and used.

Equally as impressive at the temples themselves are the trees that have taken them over - in many cases the trees extensive roots seemed to be holding up the temple walls.

We hired a mototaxi driver for two days to take us around the temples which proved to be a very wise move, some crazy people seemed to be cycling! The number of different temples is impressive, but my favourite was the Bayon temple, which has hundreds (literally) of faces carved into its stone walls.

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