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Friday, April 8, 2011

Travel Photos for the Temples of Angkor


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Top of the Phnom Bakheng, the level that once only the highest hierarchies could access, now been opened to everyone.

Elephant lane... Or we should warn the elephants about the presence of human being?



Sitting in peace for few hundred of years, waiting for the return of the missing part of the body. The waiting might end soon as UNESCO is undergoing extensive restoration upon Preah Khan.

A wrestling between the bricks and the trees. The fair fight is over as the unfair referee interferes.

Tree that grows on the building, or the building that been built under the tree?
Snakes, monkeys, elephants, and cows are the highlights of the souvenirs. Does anyone cares about the children?

Ancient doorways that lead to the center of Ta Prohm, a center of religion with great engineering of precision and craftmanship.


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Travel Photos of Angkor Wat


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Stand out of the mud without getting stained- the lotus best ellude the Sacred Angkor Wat, stands firm against the wave of time.

Engineered for greatness, the prasat of Angkor Wat stands high as a witness of the rose and the fall of Khmer Empire.


"I will be back..." Was that the last emperor of Khmer Empire thought when he was walking through this magnificient corridor, exiled by Siam army. Personally, LS felt that the corridor reminded him a lot about the "Mine of Moria" in LOTR.

Believers never forget to leave their prayers here, as the temple is the sanctuary for both Hindu and Buddhist.

UNESCO restorers are trying their very best to send all the broken pieces back to their origin. However, some puzzles seems to get them really tested, for now.

Heavenly dancers, the evidence of the fine Angkorian craftmanship. The sculptures reaches a incredible number of 1500, and all of them have unique poses.

"Charge and leave no prisoner!" Bas-reliefs depict a historical warfare on a gallery at Angkor Wat.

"Shot right between the eyes!" The general in the battle of Kurukshetra is a sharp shooter.


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Travel Photos of Siem Reap Street


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Pictures of faces. Are they belong to the foreigners, the locals, the total strangers met on the daytime, or faint familiar faces in the dreams of the painter? Who cares, as long as they make money.

Full, half-full and empty bottles best illustrate the business of the night.

BBQ with the coal-burning flame produces the best food with ancient Angkorian taste, available at Pubstreet.

Most popular means for the Siem Reap folks to move from point A to point B.

A cross on an "I". Any idea what is the sign means?

One of the most conveniently available transport in Siem Reap.


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Travel Photos of Siem Reap


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Rowing a boat is neither fun nor romantic in Tonle Sap, it is life.

As life goes on, if you are not moving foward, you will be thrown far behind. That's what the "full speed" for.

A digital enhanced photo shows the colour of Tonle Sap- floating village and water transport.

Water, water, and lot of water. That's great the mother lake of Indochina that had nurtured many kingdoms and empires.

Spinning silk- a great touch on our body, with tremendous of hidden hardwork behind. Silk production is an important industry in Siem Reap.

Ugly but precious. These silk worms generate a handsome revenue that keep hundreds of villages well fed.


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