• We are Living the DreamVietnam and Cambodia 2018Traveler
    Entrance across the moat to the Temple
    Temple Gate3 of the many carved faces of the KIng's image which was merged with Buddha's face

    Bayon Temple

    September 17, 2018 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Today was Temple day, we were picked up at 7.30am and headed out for a day of temple visits.

    The first stop was Angkor Thom (Big Angkor) which is a 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian empire. After Jayavarman VII recaptured the Angkorian capital from the Cham invaders in 1181, he began a massive building campaign across the empire, constructing Angkor Thom as his new capital city.

    We spent about an hour walking and climbing stairs in, out and around the temple    Read more