This might possibly my worst “written” blog. The reason is because we went to the amazing
Angkor Wat ancient temple ruins here in Cambodia
at sunrise this morning . . .which most of you know is kind of early for me!
The other reason is because there are a number of temple ruins
over a large area and they all have different names. I didn’t have a guidebook with me so I can’t
recall the names . . .all I can say is that they were all very cool! Parts of the Tomb Raider movies were filmed
here.
They all date back about 1000 years. There’s a lot of uncertainty about their origins. They are probably Hindu originally but later
commandeered by Buddhism. The rocks came
from a quarry 30-40 miles away and I think all the structures combined were
built over a 200-300 year period. Quite
the public works program!
Enjoy the pics and excuse the lack of real historical
commentary.
The main temple complex Angkor Wat just after sunrise
A shot down a hallway framing one of the temple spires 
Pretty steep climb to the top at some of the ruins 
My favorite temple site was overgrown in the jungle 
One site featured over 200 of these “faces” (just one of mine though!) 
My tour buddies Annie & Tim emerging from a doorway in the jungle 
Another travel buddy, Tana, at Angkor Wat 
At the exit of each temple site these little “vendors” were selling their wares and they were pretty irresistable.
I met these two and their little friend inside another temple site 
Me and Annie in the Tuk Tuk ride back to town after a long morning of sight seeing.
