Banteay Srei - Telling Stories

All the carvings are supposed to tell stories from Hindu hsitory. The thing I don't understand is why they didn't just ignore the frilly bits and carve it like it actually was. Demons and elephants is all very well, but surely a sketch of the local newsagents would have been more use to historians. Thats the problem with history - nobody thought about historians.

Tuk tuk Mayhem and the Moto Mafia

March 14th 2007
Siem Reap - Battambang It had to happen sooner or later. Bob has developed blog block. And so, the pressure is on for the silent half of Occasionally Bob to think of appropriate witticisms and observations on the second half of our Cambodian adventure. Truth be told, I know I can't live up to the same standards. I have not put finger to keyboard for blog purposes since I talked about black ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more

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