Beth and Michael in siem reap, march 2007

 

Text about the temples copied from the APSARA website (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap) if you want to know more...

From Bakong, we drove through some rough trails to the nearly destroyed Tatung Thngai and the small ruin of Preah Monti

  • Driving east of Angkor: typical house construction
  • Driving east of Angkor:
  • Driving east of Angkor: Children playing in a boat
  • Totung Thngai:, Only the posts and lintels remain
  • Totung Thngai:, Up until about 1970 there was a temple here... destroyed by war and looting
  • Driving east of Angkor: Our transportation, a classic jeep left behind by the french
  • Driving east of Angkor: Naked children came out to look at us
  • Driving east of Angkor:
  • Preah Monti:: Beth looking at the site
  • Preah Monti:: crumbled tower with open doorway
  • Preah Monti:: sacrifice in doorway
  • Preah Monti:: crumbling tower
  • Preah Monti:: Michael sitting in front of tower
  • Preah Monti:: close up of spiderwebs
  • Preah Monti:: sealed doorway which clearly once had a carved lintel
  • Preah Monti:: Michael looking at the tower
  • Preah Monti: corner of tower
  • Preah Monti: Michael in the Remok
On the way back to the resort, we were treated to the excitment of driving in siem reap

  • Traffic in siem reap: balloons
  • Traffic in siem reap
  • Traffic in siem reap: it's a little bit of a free for all
  • Traffic in siem reap
  • Traffic in siem reap: all the girls ride side-saddle
  • Traffic in siem reap: Cabbage!
  • Traffic in siem reap Transportation for a family og 4
We got back to our room just before 6:00pm, to find the bath running with flowers floating in it... just one of the many ways the Amansara resort made us feel pampered

  • We returned to the hotel to find a bath running with flowers.