Reading Woman

Reading Woman, originally uploaded by andyspex.

This lady was reading at the end of one of the corridors.

Angkor and the Balloon

Angkor and the Balloon, originally uploaded by andyspex.

At Angkor Wat, you can go up in a static balloon, to have what would no doubt be amazing views.

This was taken the other way and shows some of the scale of the temple.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, originally uploaded by andyspex.

Whilst in Siem Reap we went to the Angkor Wat complex.

This temple here is actually Angkor Wat, but there are about 40 temples spread over a large area and a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. For more about the history, see the UNESCO page.

The complex is putting Cambodia on the world map, and turning Siem Reap into an incredibly touristy city, which is great for the economy.

This was the centre of the Khmer empire for 7 centuries, and was seen as being so good that none of the Emperors wanted to change the location of the capital city.

As you can tell, it is currently undergoing restoration work, paid for by international parties (German and Chinese t the moment).

I’ll post more photos later of this and other temples.