Angkor What?, er Wat


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October 27th 2008
Published: October 27th 2008
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I spent three packed days at the temples of Angkor Wat and wish I had another day, very surprinsingly. I had heard it's eas to become "templed out", but I was very pleasantly surprised at the diversity and sheer numbers of temples. My favorite temples were Angkor Wat (sheer size, it has the "it" factor), Ta Phrom ("tomb raider" temple, I felt like Indiana Jones!), and Banteay Kdei (still kept in... Read Full Entry



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4 pools centered around a larger pool. The larger pool would flow into the smaller surrounding pools and people considered the water holy.
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Central pool
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Elephant outlet

Water flowed via 4 outlets to the smaller pools. Each drain was a different animal.



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