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Trip Start Nov 18, 2009

Trip End Nov 27, 2009

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Flag of Cambodia Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Angkor Wat, the most famous of the Cambodian Temples. It was built in the early 12th century for King Suryavarman II, and is the most well preserved temple of all. We finally visited the site we were all anxious to see, and it was beautiful.

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Across the moat	View from entrance	Entry into temple	Eight arms of Vishnu
Bas Relief	Close up of Bas Relief	Courtyard	Library building
Facade of Library building	Another entry way	Red-robed Monk	Younger Monk
Observing	Exiting the Library	Taking a stroll	A little kid asked me for my visor...
Bas Relief	Bas Relief	Bas Relief	Perfect timing!
Couldn't have been more perfect!	Bas Relief	Explanation	Bas Relief
Purgatory	Hell	Purgatory	Hell
Monsters in Hell	Chains around necks of hell-bound folks	Heaven	Heaven
Heaven	Hell	Nails through body	Me!
Bas Relief	Monk with worker	Stone piles to make a wish	LOVE the color contrast
Bas Relief - stage 1 - Sketch	Bas Relief - stage 2 - Detailing	Stage 3 - Starting to carve	Finished product!
Grand Entry!	Wing of the Temple	Khmer family	Grandmother and grandchild... I think
Statues	Afternoon sun	Shadow and light!	Heart-shaped palms
Old broken statues	Distant shot	Monk contemplating	Across the moat