What can I really say about this place? It’s astonishing. The city of Angkor is about as large as the island of Manhattan and contains over 2000 temples most of which have not been restored.
We started our day at 4:30 am to see the sunrise over the main temple, Angkor Wat ("City Temple") which was built in the early 12th century for a king as his estate. Built using large stone blocks, it took 300 years to construct and was meant to represent Mount Meru (the home of the gods). Although it was originally a Hindu temple, it is now Buddhist and the largest religious building in the world.
We hired a driver to bring us through the various temples and structures scattered throughout the jungle. The architecture, details and size of the temples are incredible and they each contain various rooms, paths and passageways so it’s easy to get disoriented while wandering through them.
I can’t possibly begin to describe it all so here are some pictures.
Beautiful! I'm glad you are squeezing every last drop out of the traveling time you have left! Have a safe trip to Beirut! Mom (V)
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keep your spirits high!
take care and be safe!
Jess