• Helene RimbergThe Grand AdventureHelene Rimberg
    Bayon Temple
    One of the many storiesVery serene BuddhaInner courtyardElephants!Temples are very symmetrical aligned with N/S E/W axisesA bit of a jumbleStupa in the middle with hallways radiating outVery fancy doorwaysAt point point might have been lovely poolsHad to cross this waterway to get to the poolsSometimes walls are reconstructed and left there

    Grand Circuit

    March 27 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

    Opt to use our bikes even more as cycling at least creates a breeze. Return to Angkor Thom amd I head into Bayon. 216 faces stare down upon you as you wander through the convoluted passageways. Walls are covered in bas reliefs that depict stories. Able to explore two of the stories as the last one in being restored - that seems a never ending process around here. Head out the north gate and ride to Preah Khan, Preah Neak Poan, Ta Som and Eastern Mebon before deeming ourselves templed out. Return to the hotel for a swim. Greek food for dinner (loving the break from rice).Read more