Our final temple stop was at Bante Srei – The Citadel of the Women, a gorgeous smaller scale temple with the most ornate carving I have ever seen. It is all a lovely pink shade too being made of red sandstone. The temple was rediscovered in 1914 and has the most intricate bas relief carvingsContinue reading “Banteay Srei – Citadel of the Women”
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Onto happier times
Following on from the horrors of Cambodia’s recent past, we headed to the amazing temples of its ancient past as we moved onto Siem Reap, home to some of the Khmer’s most famous temples including the epic complex that includes Angkor Wat Here’s a very blurry picture of me in front of the iconic silhoutte as dawnContinue reading “Onto happier times”
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." – The horror of man’s inhumanity to man
Cambodia is a beautiful country, with some of the most welcoming people with the widest smiles of any place I have visited before or since. But it is a country with a past so horrific, so recent, and so terrible that you wonder how people can ever move on. From 1975 to 1979 Cambodia wasContinue reading “"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." – The horror of man’s inhumanity to man”
Crossing into Cambodia, horror and awe
After the colourful delights of the floating market of Can Tho we headed out, by boat, for the crossing over into Cambodia. After a long stop at the riverside Visa control point we were on our way to Phnom Penh, it’s French built and Cambodia’s captial city and still retains influences including baguettes! Phnom PenhContinue reading “Crossing into Cambodia, horror and awe”