Angkor
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005Angkor is incredible! A massive complex of temples and ruins. Dating back between 1200 – 700 years, each temple in itself is incredible and then to consider them as a whole and to think that it was a place of advanced civilization is just incredible.
We spent three days in the archeological park. This cost $40 US and was worth every cent. Hopefully the money goes to the right place and ensures further protection of the ruins.
On the first two days, we hired a tuk-tuk driver who took us where ever we wanted to go and would wait for us, usually playing cards with other drivers or catching a kip to beat the afternoon heat.
On the first day we went to Angkor Wat, the most famous of the temples. It is a massive 1 kilometer square complex, surrounded by a moat. The exterior of the inner temples walls were covered in bass relief sculpture. These told various stories pertaining to Hell, Earth and Heaven and the various deities and demons that occupy them. The detail of these sculptures was incredible!
