Fixing a flat. 
Liz eats a cricket. 
Crickets and scorpions and spiders and frogs – oh my! 
Dawn at Angkor Wat. 
The elephant porch, where the king could get off his elephant directly into Angkor Wat. 
Liz & Sarou, our group leader. 
A bullet hole from fighting with the Khmer Rouge. But Angkor Wat was largely spared. 
Steel beams supporting restoration work at Ta Prohm temple. 
Ta Prohm is known for the many trees that have rooted in the ruins. 
Ta Prohm is the so-called “Tomb Raider” temple featured in the movie. 
Pre Rup, one of the earliest temples, dating to 961. 
View from the top of Pre Rup. 
The alter to Vishnu in Pre Rup is still used. 
Demons on the bridge to Bayon. 
And on the other side, the gods (and one goddess). 
The towers of Bayon temple have a Budha face on each side. 
Monks pose for a photo in Bayon. 
Preah Ko temple. (So many temples, but each is a little different). 
A house in Sarou’s village of Phumi Ta Prak 
A still for making rice whiskey. 
One of Sarou’s projects – a small dam for irrigation. 
The school where children get free Engllish lessons after regular school ends. 
Sarou’s mother, a truly remarkable woman – a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, with two of her grandchildren. 
The Cambodian flag features Angkor Wat. 
The Angkor Kingdom at its height around 1200 CE.
Thanks for posting all this information about your trip, John. I love it. I always wanted to see Angkor Wat and now I feel like I have. What a wonderful trip this is for you guys!
Thanks for reading Cheryl. It’s a bit of work putting the posts together, but I know not everyone has the chance to visit these places. So it’s good to be able to share the experience. And I love putting the words together. It must be how an artist feels about their brushes and paints.
And one goddess. Awwwww…sweet.