Temples of Angkor day 3

Having reluctantly conceded the night before that I wasn't going to start with a 5km run given the state of my now swollen and obviously infected leg, I had now ambitious plans to go by moto to the outer limits of the region and see the Bantang Krei.

However sadly the third day of my pass was curtailed after a visit to the clinic where they confirmed I did have an infection and also advised me to take the antibiotics intraveneously and so I spent 3 hours on a drip.

So I headed back to take some snaps of Angkor Wat that I'd failed to achieve on my first day and visit a couple more sites.

Angkor Wat

The stone carvings on the Western side are quite visible and form a soprt of stone 'bayeax tapestry' around the walls, depicting various events, most prominantely the 'churning of the milk' hindu story of creation.



The outer courtyards are a beuatiful network of pools and balconies

and the inner towers accessible by steps angled at 45 degrees.

Angkor Thom

The Bayoun is the central structure of the Angkor Thom walled city and is characterised by these smiling heads built into the temple. Pictured is the Gate on the southern entrance to the city.

Prah Keoh

The next temple I visited was the Prah Keoh. It runs East to West for a kilometer and you can look all the way through the different rooms to the stupa in the middle. It's a bigger version of the

It is flanked by some giant Garudas - the half man/half-bird vehicle vishnu and my favourite hindu god or Gary as I now call him affectionately.

I got back to the hill where people go to see the sunset over Angkor Wat and unsuprisingly every other person was there and there were long queues. So I opted for watching from the other side and have to hope I come back here someday to see the sun rise.