What was your day like?

[Smiley]

Wow! very nice. Is this Cambodia or Laos?

[Chas]

Wow! very nice. Is this Cambodia or Laos?

Thanks. It is Laos. Cambodian photos are still being sorted.

[jadegil6]

Very nice Photos, Chas. Thank you for sharing!

[Chas]

So i went for a walk...

In Siem Reap

Made me smile

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Apart from a different style of Trike (Tuk Tuk) it could be in the Philippines:

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A fearsome looking beastie

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[Chas]

The Angkor group of temples covers a massive area. It is difficult to convey in photos the size of either the temples or the site as a whole. It swallowed hundreds of tour buses and transport was necessary to move from one site to another.

Masses of carvings with intricate details

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Nature wins in the end:

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Sunrise at Angkor Wat

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[Chas]

From across the moat to the outer wall of Angkor Wat

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Some parts of the Temples were still in use:

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Two feet of a carving that went on for hundreds of yards and was in the region of 8 feet high. In this extract the Khmer (normal faces) were fighting the invading Chams (ape like faces). I think the Chams were Thai, but I could be wrong. So many facts overwhelm my meagre brain cells.

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[Chas]

This view attempts to give an idea of the scale of just the Angkor Wat temple. The photograph was taken from the central towers and in the far distance can be seen the main gate and outer walls, the moat is beyond that.

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The Bayon. Each face from chin to forehead is in the region of 6 feet high.

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The Bayon, a Temple within the City walls of Angkor Thom

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[Chas]

Bantay Kdei - about 1 hours drive from Angkor Wat. It is covered in carvings.

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Beng Mealea - also some distance from Angkor Wat. Restoration is just starting.

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From the top of Baphuon - one of the medium sized temples in Angkor Thom

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[Chas]

The Kings bathing lake - he could get a big rubber duck in that bath!

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Needs Michael to come and repair it

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An Apsara - dancing girl or wood nymph

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An amazing trip and I can now cross Angkor Wat off my bucket list

[cheryz]

amazing pictures make my eyes Big ^_^...
professional photographer Chas .. Thank you for sharing