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Cambodia_880S0016_On the road, the entrance to Angkor Thom is lined by 54 gods (this pic) and 54 demons on the other side_



Cambodia_880S0022_The South Gate of the Angkor Thom complex_



Cambodia_880S0027_The South Gate of the Angkor Thom complex_



Cambodia_880S0034_A Buddhist nun walking amongst the crowd_



Cambodia_880S0040_Bayon temple, at the center of the Angkor Thom complex_



Cambodia_880S0044_Sculpted doorway of Bayon_



Cambodia_880S0045_1_One of the many smiling faces of Bayon_



Cambodia_880S0046_All of the walls and doorways had carvings like this one_



Cambodia_880S0049_There are 216 carved faces in total_



Cambodia_880S0057_Looking up on Bayon, built in 1200 AD_



Cambodia_880S0062_We climbed to the top of the library to take this picture of Bayon_



Cambodia_880S0068_More faces of Bayon_



Cambodia_880S0077_Inside the temple, we found many chambers like this with people praying to Buddha_



Cambodia_880S0082_Looking out from the inside_



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Cambodia_880S0097_Buddhist nun, waiting to hand out incense for prayers_



Cambodia_880S0102_Close up of a face_



Cambodia_880S0106_Another face of Bayon_



Cambodia_880S0108_The outside walls had several large bas reliefs depicting stories_



Cambodia_880S0113_The East entrance of Bayon temple_



Cambodia_880S0117_Some people were taking elephant rides around the temple_



Cambodia_880S0120_We hiked down a dirt road to get to the East gate of Angkor Thom_



Cambodia_880S0128_Us in front of the East gate - part of Tomb Raider was filmed here_



Cambodia_880S0136_Path leading to the East gate with some local kids in the distance_



Cambodia_880S0140_Elephant and its master waiting to take a walk_



Cambodia_880S0142_Bayon temple from the North side_



Cambodia_880S0154_Outside of Baphoun temple, thousands of stones were waiting to be put back together_



Cambodia_880S0164_Three tiered temple of Phimeanakas - we made a dangerous climb to the top (Jaimie's climbing down in this pic)!_



Cambodia_880S0165_The Preah Pallilay temple surrounded by the jungle_



Cambodia_880S0183_A 5 meter tall Buddha!_



Cambodia_880S0185_Small band playing tunes next to the Buddha_



Cambodia_880S0203_A Buddhist monk enjoys the sunset over the Tonle Sap lake_



Cambodia_880S0209_Sunset view of Angkor Wat from the popular site of the Phnom Bakheng temple_



Cambodia_880S0225_Man using a leaf as a musical instrument!_



Cambodia_880S0226_The mass of people climbing down from the Phnom Bakheng temple after sunset_



Cambodia_880S0227_Looking through one door onto another with Jaimie at the Thommonon temple_



Cambodia_880S0229_Thommonon temple_



Cambodia_880S0236_The Ta Keo temple, left unfinished believed to be because of a bad omen lightening strike_



Cambodia_880S0244_Spiral carvings fill most of the window spaces, although many are now broken or missing_



Cambodia_880S0249_Local girl lighting a candle, waiting for people to come to her buddhist temple within Ta Prohm_



Cambodia_880S0251_Inside the courtyard at Ta Prohm temple_



Cambodia_880S0257_Mario finds his inner self at Ta Prohm_



Cambodia_880S0259_Ta Prohm has been left to the jungle more than others_



Cambodia_880S0266_Trees and roots sit on top of many walls_



Cambodia_880S0267_The trees have caused much destruction of the walls and ceilings_



Cambodia_880S0273_Giant tree root in Ta Prohm_



Cambodia_880S0284_Us in front of the giant tree root_



Cambodia_880S0291_Girl resting in Ta Prohm temple_



Cambodia_880S0294_Intricate carving in Ta Prohm_



Cambodia_880S0299_Everywhere you looked, you could find trees growing on the temple_



Cambodia_880S0306_Carvings in Ta Prohm_



Cambodia_880S0320_We took a bike ride along the edge of the peaceful Sra Srang pool_



Cambodia_880S0323_A temple as viewed from Sra Srang_



Cambodia_880S0326_Nymph carving in Banteay Kdei temple_



Cambodia_880S0328_Inside of Banteay Kdei temple_



Cambodia_880S0338_View of Angkor Wat from across the moat_



Cambodia_880S0339_43_Angkor Wat is possibly the largest religious complex in the world_



Cambodia_880S0341_Angkor Wat was built in the 12th century for the Hindu deity Vishnu_



Cambodia_880S0349_Boy selling hard boiled eggs in front of Angkor Wat_



Cambodia_880S0358_Angkor Wat from inside the gate looking across a pool_



Cambodia_880S0363_Steps leading up to the top level of Angkor Wat_



Cambodia_880S0365_Inside the upper santuary of Angkor Wat_



Cambodia_880S0371_Looking back on the inner square of Angkor Wat from the library_



Cambodia_880S0381_Mario tries out being a monk_



Cambodia_880S0385_Inside the Beng Mealea temple_



Cambodia_880S0389_Beng Mealea is mostly overgrown with jungle, and you can climb all over the fallen stones_



Cambodia_880S0394_Jaimie in a crumbling hallway of Beng Mealea_



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Cambodia_880S0417_We attracted a group of 6 boys who followed us around for 2 hours!_



Cambodia_880S0421_The kids even followed us down a small path leading away from the temple - turned out there was a swimming hole at the end_



Cambodia_880S0432_The boys after we climbed to the top of one of the temple walls_



Cambodia_880S0435_Looking down into Beng Mealea_



Cambodia_880S0446_The National Museum in Phnom Penh_



Cambodia_880S0453_We fed our pizza crust to this skinny cat_



Cambodia_880S0455_Crowded street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital_



Cambodia_880S0459_The Royal Palace complex in Phnom Penh_



Cambodia_880S0460_Man binding book pages on the streets of Phnom Penh_



Cambodia_880S0462_Man with his cyclo (bike with a seat in front for passengers)_



Cambodia_880S0469_The National Assembly Building in Phnom Penh_



Cambodia_880S0470_Elephant statue outside the National Museum_



Cambodia_880S0471_Inner courtyard of the National Museum_



Cambodia_880S0474_Sewing row inside the Russian Market_



Cambodia_880S0476_We are... Penn State!  We found this silk tie for sale in the Russian Market_



Thailand_880S20011_Inside the Auberge Mont Royal hotel in Angkor_