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My next stop in the Angkor Archaeological Park was Angkor Thom. Pich dropped me off outside the South Gate so that I could walk through and take pictures. He then took me to Bayon, where I took lots of pictures of the faces and bass reliefs before walking through the rest of the Angkor Thom […]

Angkor Wat was my first stop on the small temple loop. I spent the first 20 minutes of my visit just walking the southwest walls that adjoin the West Gate. I had the walls almost to myself, since most visitors quickly make their way through the gate to the central temple area. If/when I make

On my first full day in Siem Reap, I spent the morning at the Angkor National Museum. The well organized museum provides a fabulous introduction to the historical periods represented by the temples. While some visitors might have gone straight to the temples, the museum provided much needed background on the detailed sculptures and bass

Today I traveled by bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. The trip took a little over 6 hours, with one stop near the midpoint. I saw a range of living conditions with lots of apparent poverty. I also saw indications that houses along some sections of the route were marked for removal, perhaps to

I departed Greensboro, North Carolina, at 6:05 AM on February 18th and arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at 11:05 PM on February 19th. The long trip included a five-hour layover in Shanghai. Hotel Nine arranged for a taxi to meet me at the airport, and although the reception was unstaffed at that late hour, the