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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
Today, we didn't have a single large temple to visit, but we were going to one that was further away, so we treated ourselves to a car rather than a tuk tuk.
This was also the day that we visited the landmine museum that I posted about previously.
Our first temple though, Banteay Samre, was in the main area, albeit still some 20 miles away from Angkor Wat, which may give you some idea of just how big the site here is.
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
It is a 12th century temple, in the same sort of style as Angkor Wat, although much smaller, and much less crowded. There was also a friendly cat.
Our second temple today was Banteay Srei, or the Ladies' Temple. We had spent quite some time looking online at which temples to include in our list, and this was one that stood out to us, with its red sandstone and intricate carvings, and bas reliefs that tell stories of Indian mythology.
The bas relief of the female with the staff is a dvarapala, a guardian figure. The guards that sit on the steps are interesting details, but not the originals, which have been taken to museums.
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
The third temple of the day was East Mebon, back at the main site. It is a 10th century temple, in the Pre Rup style and originally was built to rise up out of the East Baray Reservoir. There's no water now, so we can keep our feet dry.
This temple had nice elephants standing at the corners, but it also had a lot of steps. After two days of walking up temples steps, my dodgy knees were rebelling, and with two more days ahead, I decided to give them a break, and let Nic go on up alone - with the camera of course.
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Samre, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| Banteay Srei, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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| East Mebon, Siem Reap |
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