Other than visiting eery museums, I also went to visit the great temples of Angkor. There are about 60 temples spread out over a 71km2 area (i think there are more that haven't been uncovered yet) and you need to spend a week to see all of them. I spent 2.5 days and saw the main ones. It was quite amazing. Most of them are built of sandstone and that were merely stacked on top of another, no cement or anything to hold them together. And even more amazing were the carvings. Some of the temples are very preserved but some have been partially destroyed by the Khmer Rouge and wars.
I hired a moto driver, Rith, for the three days and he is one of the nicest and most genuine person I have met in the tourism industry here. If anyone is thinking of taking a trip there, I have his info!
Posted by Karen at May 14, 2003 03:38 PM