The site entrance.
Tim and Tin Tin
Caught in the Jungle
Not sure how I feel about this. It was a really short walk up.
Angkor Wat
Sunrise over the wat. We waited ages for this whilst the cute kids made us a hot breakfast.
These tree roots just wowed me out completely. Imagine what it must have been like when they first found it.
Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor Wat
Ta Prohm interior. We virtually had the place to ourselves for a few hours.
Angkor Wat is amazing. I was truly impressed and so glad for Cambodia that it was rediscovered. What an amazing place. For the first time in ages I felt lucky to be there and to have seen such a fabulous place. I have to say, though, impressed as I was by Angkor Wat itself, Ta Prohm was the one that wowed me out the most. We were lucky enough to get there when there were not too many tourists. What a place. Part of it was used to film Tomb Raider and you can totally see why. All of the temples in the area date back to the 12th Century. Most have been restored but Ta Prohm has been left pretty much as it was found more than 100 years ago. Giant trees with roots taller than the building itself have worked their way over, under and in between the stonework. Their trunks tower hundreds of feet into the sky above creating a scene which really doesn't merit a description from even the finest of writers. You really have to see it for yourself. I think I used a whole memory card on the place. I can't remember who directed Tomb Raider but I can just imagine his reaction when he saw it and the beaming, smug smile on the face of the location manager when he showed it to him. I was walking round the place totally stunned at what I was seeing. Once again I was reminded just how lucky I am to have been able to do this trip.
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