Angkor, Angkor, Angkor
by andrisCambodia, 26 Nov 2006 --
The temples of Angkor Wat are nothing short of spectacular, and we spent three days crawling over, under, and through ancient stone ruins. We managed to avoid the ever-present tuk-tuk drivers who really want you to hire them for the ride to the temples, and instead rented decent bikes. This was a great way to see everything at our own pace, and every time we saw a tour group being dragged from place to place on a tour guide’s schedule we were glad to be on our own.
Cara and I have currently parted ways for a few weeks, with her going down to Sihianoukville to do some volunteer work and me sticking around in Siam Reap for the annual Angkor Photography Festival. There are some really big name photographers and photojournalists here, and it’s a bit intimidating to even get out my camera with them around. You know you’re listening to someone worth listening to when they show a slide of a picture they took in Vietnam and mention that their agency had to sue Francis Ford Coppola for basing an entire scene of Apocalypse Now on the story behind the picture without permission. Impressive.
Anyway, here are my pictures from Angkor Wat. I have to say, I was a lot happier with them before I saw the pictures taken here by the pros:
November 27th, 2006 at 12:53 am
I will be sure to print out the image of the instructions for the sit down toilet and post them in my classroom - awesome! Great shots - I will be stealing some for future lesson plans!
November 27th, 2006 at 11:10 am
Andris, hope you enjoy the Festival! Should be fun!
Cara, what kind of volunteer work will you be doing? I can’t wait to see the blog entry on it.
November 27th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
Hi Andris,
Your pictures are colossal, and I’m so glad there were some of Cara. Grandniece Robin is an architect and she knew about the ruins because they had to study them in her classes.
Cara, Got your card from Sihianoukville and am wondering if your volunteer work will be with those amputees - or will it involve your computer expertise - or?? How much to give to beggars is a dilemna. Is there another way to help the war against poverty? I wish I knew.