The town of Siem Reap, Cambodia is the stopping off point for tourists interested in seeing the magnificent ruins of the ancient Khmer Empire close by. The most well-known (and largest) of the ruined ancient temples is that of Angkor Wat, but there are many others that merit closer attention, such as Angkor Thom, the Bayon, Ta Prohm, and Banteay Srei. In fact, when tourists say they have visited Angkor Wat, they quite likely are referring not only to Angkor Wat proper, but to other ruins as well .
(some of which are as well or better preserved and deserving of historical and artistic recognition). The subject of this page is some of these other ruins, as well as the native peoples who live in the region.
The Bayon, visage
Bayon vicinity
Bayon, bas relief
Bayon, bas relief
On the approach to Angkor Thom, south gate
3 local boys with their trucks
Ta Prohm with tourists
Ta Prohm, tree supports ruins and ruins support tree
Ta Prohm, walker amid ruins
Ta Prohm, jumbled ruins – some re-assembly required
Overgrown
Banteay Srei carvings
Icon at one of the temples
Girls selling postcards
House on stilts
Rice paddy sunset
BHouse with residents
smoky domestic scene
House on stilts
Girl pumping water
On the road
“public transportation”
Life on Tonle Sap Lake
Life on the lake
Rub-a-dub-dub
Girl in a box
declaredly Life on Tonle Sap Lake
Cascais Life on the lake
Traditional Cambodian dance
Fishermen’s dance
Traditional dance
Siem Reap airport terminal – time to leave
