Temple អាហារ​ប៊ូ​ហ្វេ in Cambodia

Southeast Asia has lots of temples - LOTS! We have not been too temple-focused as a family, though. Surprisingly, they are not our kids’ favourite outings... even though we read about the life of Prince Siddhartha himself (I tried...). But if you visit Siem Reap, Cambodia, temples are de rigueur... and we spent the last three days crawling all over the Angkor complex. So many different temples - some at one with nature, some restored, some not restored at all, some small, and then the biggest one, of course, Angkor Wat (national symbol of Cambodia and on their flag). Luckily, we had a very experienced guide with us (Smey), who knew exactly when and where there would be fewest crowds, and better views. He also gave us everything we needed in terms of history and mythology, as well as political science, engineering feats, and public administration of the Khmer Empire. An interesting mix of Hinduism and Buddhism across these temples made for great story-telling! Too bad we haven’t gotten around to reading the Mahabharata yet (I found a kid’s version to study next month, before we head to India). However, I really enjoyed this! - Lara. (I think អាហារ​ប៊ូ​ហ្វេ is the Khmer word for “buffet”... happy to be corrected.)Read more