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Dailypics 2/20/10: Siem Reap Randoms

tom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:07:10 +0000

Some random pics to close out Siem Reap:

Our amazing tuk tuk driver:

Motorcycles are family vehicles in much of Asia:

Street food…

This cart’s crepe with sweet & condensed milk + cocoa powder rocked our world…

Dailypics 2/19/10: Beng Melea Faces

tom — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:04:56 +0000

Our impromptu guide at Beng Melea – spoke no English but showed us the ropes:

Some of the local kids playing amidst the ruins…

Dailypics 2/18/10: Beng Melea

tom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:44:18 +0000

An hours drive outside of Siem Reap lies Beng Melea – a huge, forgotten temple that has lost its battle with the Cambodian jungle…

Dailypics 2/17/10: Tonle Sap

tom — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:52:21 +0000

A day trip from Siem Reap – the Chong Kneas floating village was interesting but a bit touristy. My favorite part was boat ride there and back along the Tonle Sap Lake

Dailypics 2/16/10: Monks

tom — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:36:35 +0000

These monks were chilling right outside the main temple at Angkor Wat – turning all nearby photographers into paparazzi

Dailypics 2/15/10: Angkor Wat

tom — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:18:59 +0000

I woke up early to watch the sun rise over Angkor Wat…

So did a lot of other people…

Inside, the temple’s massive scale is disorienting…

Outside, the impressive entrance to Angkor Wat…

Angkor Wat’s moat brilliantly reflected the early morning sky…

As I was heading back to the hotel for breakfast, some locals were heading in…

Dailypics 2/14/10: Angkor Thom Faces

tom — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:49:48 +0000

Some of the beautiful Cambodians we met in Angkor Thom…

Dailypics 2/13/10: Angkor Thom

tom — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:12:12 +0000

Our Angkor experience started with the ancient city of Angkor Thom…

At it’s center is the Bayon…

The jigsaw puzzle of stones yet to be re-placed in the Baphuon…

Dailypic 2/12/10: Vietnam Air

tom — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:31:55 +0000

Boarding our flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap