The temples of Angkor

For many of you, the temples of Angkor - generally considered to be one of the "wonders of the world" along with the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China - will need no introduction. For the rest of you uneducated souls, here is a bit of background information I just knicked from someone else's website.

"Angkor Wat is one of many structures which make up the once metropolis of Angkor, the capital of the Khmer dynasty from 952 a.d. until its fall in the fourteenth century. While the Khmer ruled over parts of Southeast Asia, Laos, and Vietnam, Angkor was the concentration of the Khmer’s prosperity. This bustling city covered an area the size of modern Paris, and its population dwarfed that of any city in Europe at the time, with approximately one million people."

We saw a lot of amazing things in all of the six countries we visited in South East Asia, but none of them were quite as amazing as Angkor. It was pretty much the last stop on our trip, but it was perhaps the one place we were looking forward to visiting more than any other. The idea of exploring temples that were more than a thousand years old was thrilling. We were not disappointed.

First sight of Ankor Wat

Orange trousers

Steve on the steps

View from the top

Ancient writing

A thousand years old

Bigfoot

Saffron, green and grey

Steve didn't want any postcards

The Cambodian jungle

The Pied Piper of Ankor Wat

Jungle temple

Sunrise at Ankor Wat

Beware of the crocs!

The crocs you should beware of

Cheeky monkey


Spectacular as some of these images are, it's a bit tiresome coming up with captions for all of them. So, here are some captionless photos for those of you who are really interested.

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