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Another vistor...

Yeah, a terrible title for another photo every visitor takes

Temple walls and a receding pathway

Light streams in from above at the center of one of the temples

One of the giant faces of Buddha at the Bayon

Temple workers and an image of Buddha

The statue of Vishnu that was enshrined at Angkor Wat

Images of Buddha were defaced after an ancient Hindu revival

A photo that everyone has to take before they leave

Here are nine of my favorite photos from Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples. I’m not going to hash out the details (or even attempt to remember the names of all the temples); I’ll just let you enjoy the images (with brief captions). The history of the temples and the civilization that built them is too much for a simple blog post, but you can get a taste here.

I spent about 8 hours visiting 6 or 8 temples with a driver and a guide. It rained for about 6 hours. That meant carrying an umbrella with my heavy camera bad on my shoulder (and camera in hand). Oh, and struggling into a yellow rain pancho made from somone a foot shorter than I am. Interesting. If I ever go back, it won’t be in the rainy season. (The next day was all blue sky and cool breeze — witnessed from the bus back to Phnom Penh.)