The Temples of Cambodia

Bayon Temple (my favorite temple)

I fell in love with traveling by accident in 2008, when I got spontaneously invited by my aunt to Thailand. After that trip, I promised myself that I will buy my own camera, Sundays (Nikon D40); and that I'll visit more UNESCO World Heritage Sites, I'll travel more. Angkor Wat seemed to be the most famous complex of temples in Southeast Asia, the most feasible during that time. It took me two years. But I made it happen. I guess this was when my love for travel started to become a big priority in my life. :)

And I pursued that plan, that dream. And it was more than I could have ever imagined.

Angkor Wat

waiting for the sunrise in Angkor Wat

There's just something about ruins that fascinate me. It's more than the history and the richness in culture, it's the feeling of being transported into another time.

entrance to the Bayon Temple

Bayon Temple eastern side

The temples. How do I even start to describe them? No photo can perfectly depict their beauty and grandness. 

Baksei Chamkrong

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat with the MIB girls :)

Just because the temples are in the same area, you'd think that they will have the same carvings and details, but they don't. Each has its own story, each has its own unique charm.

Buddha faces, Bayon Temple

Ta Prohm


Banteay Kdei

Banteay Kdei

Thomannon

The effort they gave for their kings and for their religion deserves so much respect and admiration. It's no surprise that the temples are the pride of their country. And I'm just lucky to have been given the chance to see and experience them first-hand.

Angkor Wat

And some special moments :)

sunrise :)


rainbow around the sun :)

monks in Angkor Wat. i just love the contrast of their 

bright orange robes to the earthly brown grounds of Angkor Wat