The monks of Angkor Wat

The temples at Angkor are spread out over some 40 miles around the

village of Siem Reap, about 192 miles from the Cambodian capital,

Phnom Penh. They were built between the eighth and 13th centuries

and range from single towers made of bricks to vast stone temple

complexes. There are two main sites where the Khmer temples are

located. The first is at Roluos which is about 10 miles south east

of today's village of Siem Reap, where only a few of the earlier

temples were built. This was the first Khmer capital in the Angkor

area. In the late ninth century, Yasovarman I moved the capital to

the immediate vicinity of Siem Reap. This is a much larger site,

where the majority of the Khmer temples are located. It is

officially known as the City of Angkor. There are other temples

located in the area, some up to 20 miles away from Siem Reap. Khmer

temples can also be found in many other parts of Cambodia, as well

as China, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Tourism is still relatively

new here so the monks are more friendly. Their second language in

school is English or French.

Too bad Patrick. Angkor Wat has been the most unique place for me where I beleive I have taken the most photos at one outing! As you can see I am still milking my collection. I missed some areas there like Ta Phrom where the trees grow out from the monuments so I'll probably go back again when I visit Myammar.

Very beautiful and suggestive image!!!!

Fantastic place,i like this one with people in foreground ,very well composed!!!

With you two masters approving this image you have made my day! Thank you very, very much. I enjoyed myself tremendously there running around like a madman looking for the next opportunity! This image is particularly dear to me because they are so casual. It looks like a posed shot but it is definitely not! They were resting in that position, I smiled, composed and Viola! I will submit another image today "Following The Way", which I feel have the essence to evoke sentiments. Hopefully by sharing you will all be 'touched' like me.

very nice as usual

 

ciao

Great Image!

Very good picture, Alec... congrats!