Despite the unfortunate incident with my camera, I set off in my tuk tuk, plastic disposable camera in hand, to see the temples of Angkor, the most famous sight in Cambodia and probably all of S-E Asia. Angkor was once a great empire, built in 200 AD and is now a lost city, surrounded by forest and lakes. Angkor Wat is the most famous one, and is the largest religious building in the world, but all the temples were amazing in their own way - the Bayon: hundreds of huge buddha faces built into the stone, Ta Prohm: completely swallowed by the jungle - huge trees growing onto and into the huge temple, and also peaceful magical smaller temples surrounded by moats, temples with intricate beautiful carvings, and walls depicting ancient stories. Would probably take a
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