Jan 03
Wat Nokor (Wat Nokor Bachay) in Kampong Cham is a relatively small temple complex, built in the Angkor-Khmer style. According to a legend, the temple was built by a king who accidentally killed his father and married his mother. As recounted in the Greek legend, this King was put out by his father after a …
Jan 02
Morning visit to the Bayon Temple in the Angkor Thom complex. The temple was built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Its most striking feature are the 216 gigantic faces of Lokesvara (or as some claim, the king himself).
Jan 01
The morning of the New years day 2015 found us watching the pink and purple sunrise from Phnom Bakheng, a temple on a hill overlooking the Angkor Wat complex. On the whole this has been a very good day. On this day we: Watched the sun rise over the Angkor Wat archeological park Rode on …
Dec 31
Today we visited the Angkor Wat temple complex. We spent several hours wandering around the temple grounds, taking in the sights and taking pictures. It deserves a post all of its own, and that will come soon. Here is the view of the outer walls of the main temple site.