anyway, i was only there a few days, the first was a tuk tuk tour, and on the second i rented a bike. buses from bangkok to the town closes to angkor cost about 10 bucks and took about 6 hours. cambodia is definitely much more poor than thailand. and more corrupt also, as i found out at the border when the police were hassling me for money (to which i stubbornly argued for about 20 minutes until they yet me pass without paying.) there were a lot more beggars but the people were just as nice and helpful.
this whole place was a huge city with hospitals, schools, etc. its just that the only structures built with materials that would last were the religious buildings. the rest disappeared over time...
my guest house. 5 us dollars. they love the dollar there. their own currency is very inflated, its 4,000 riels to the dollar. so big stuff is done with dollars and change is given in riels
all man made water works diverted from a nearby river
day long tuk tuk tour to the far off temples. 15 bucks
the face of shiva. the civilization went back and fourth between hunduism and buddhism, both brought over from india. these being of course mixed with local religious traditions...
very intricate carvings everywhere
no idea
the rough stones were used for the outer walls
ant tunnel
steep
there were a lot of rice fields everywhere
i took a walk a ways off the trails and was still discovering stones
this bug is insanely noisy
a ton of these guys lining a lot of the entrances
most without heads
it looks a bit unstable but its lasted this long...
there were a lot of these huuuuge trees that were positioned on top of the buildings with its roots extending sometimes more than 15 feet down to the ground. i dont know how it works.
one of several openings to the huge center cpmplex
the floating moss stuff was thick enough to hold my shoe
rode my bike a few miles in the dark to catch the sunrise
ant trail - 4 wide
weird right
suuuwayyyy
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