Angkor Wat

APAD 066: Missing piecesof Cambodia’s national treasures

Posted by The Insider on May 14, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, ancient temples, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Photo Hunt, sights | 1 comment

This is one of the lesser-known temples inside the Angkor Wat complex. I forgot the name of this particular temple, but as you can see, it is still intact save for a few missing pieces.

A closer look at the picture reveals the missing heads of the statues at the entrance. Like the other temples, this one wasn’t spared by the looters. The heads are probably displayed thousands of miles away from Cambodia, in a posh gallery or museum. I won’t discuss anymore how it reached the other side of the world. Despite the many efforts against looting inside the temples, looting still go on, apparently.

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APAD 060: Sleeping soundly under the shady tree

Posted by The Insider on May 8, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Angkor Wat, Cambodia life, Shadow Shot Sunday, travel | 7 comments

We hired this tuktuk to take us around the Angkor Wat complex in Siem Reap province some years ago. We stopped to look at the temples and when we came back this is what we saw. The tree provided shade to the tuktuk, while the driver slept soundly on a hot summer day. He might already be in dreamland at the time I took this photo so we decided not to wake him up. It didn’t take awhile before he woke up though, and so, we were on our way to see the other temples in our itinerary.

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APAD 020: The Amazing Angkor Wat Temple

Posted by The Insider on Mar 29, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Angkor Wat, That's My World | 3 comments

This is one of my favourite photos of Angkor Wat Temple. This was taken by my husband on the first time we went to Angkor Wat together.

This is a truly wonderful Khmer architectural masterpiece and the source of national pride of the Cambodians.

>Skywatch Friday 004: Hot air balloon rides

Posted by The Insider on Apr 17, 2009 in A Photo a Day, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Siem Reap, sights | 6 comments

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Just got back from a month-long holiday. So here’s my entry for this week’s Sky-watch Friday…

Experiencing temple-burn out? Try the balloon rides in Siem Reap! Now is the perfect time (summer) to do it, I guarantee you. For only $15 you get a tethered balloon ride 200meters above the ground and a spectacular view of the Angkor Wat complex amidst the the jungle and rice fields that surround it.

>Sepia Scenes 002: Ancient Gallery Walls

Posted by The Insider on Mar 12, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, ancient temples, Angkor Wat, Sepia Scenes, sights, travel | 13 comments

Inside the Angkor Wat Temple’s gallery wall. As you can see, the hallway extends as far as the eye (or the lens) can see. The walls are carved with scenes from the Khmer version of the epic Ramayana. The carvings are in perfect detail and condition, as if it were carved only recently. Amazing. Truly a world wonder.