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March 2nd 2007
Published: March 15th 2007
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It's not fair, because there so much else to see, but the fact is that most people who come to Siem Reap (Hello Moto?) do so to see the temples, Angkor Wat being the most famous, and so did we. So, when our Tuk Tuk-driver who got the job to drive us from the bus station to the guest house, for a lousy 1,000 Riel ($0.25), stopped half-way there to ask if he could be our driver to the temples the ne... Read Full Entry



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The Tomb Raider tree...The Tomb Raider tree...
The Tomb Raider tree...

where Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) picked an orchid and fell into... Pinewood studios.
Banteay SreiBanteay Srei
Banteay Srei

This place is famous for its very...
...fine carvings...fine carvings
...fine carvings

(Banteay Srei)
Take a closer look at these buildings...Take a closer look at these buildings...
Take a closer look at these buildings...

and you'll discover they're covered with very detailed carvings
Something must have happened though...Something must have happened though...
Something must have happened though...

because some of the carvings were not finished.
French farm house?French farm house?
French farm house?

No it's Banteay Samre
To get to the library, you had to use a boat...To get to the library, you had to use a boat...
To get to the library, you had to use a boat...

in the shallow waters inside Banteay Samre
Moto petrol stationMoto petrol station
Moto petrol station

Cambodian style
Ta Som...Ta Som...
Ta Som...

Ta Prohms smaller sister(?)
Beng MealeaBeng Mealea
Beng Mealea

Almost totally overgrown
Beng Mealea's roots are a lot finer but...Beng Mealea's roots are a lot finer but...
Beng Mealea's roots are a lot finer but...

there are a lot more of them than at Ta Prohm.
They have a lot of work...They have a lot of work...
They have a lot of work...

to do, if they want to restore this corridor at Beng Mealea.
The last of the 18...The last of the 18...
The last of the 18...

temples visited during 3 days. This is one of the temples in the Roulos Group, between Beng Mealea and Siem Reap.



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