Sunday, October 31, 2010

Dispatches from Siem Reap - III

Sometimes it's not just the architecture of Siem Reap that catches your eyes...

Granted that it will be tough to find a better etched pink sandstone building than Bantey Shrei, the temple said to be built by women...


But it's also tough to tear your eyes away from these two, that rest lightly on their heritage.



There are also those occasions when you trek up the most arduous of jungle paths...


to get a glimpse of that engraving hidden away in a river bed.



You ride on past the most interesting of road signs...



To reach the most isolated of temples...



only to find smiles that engage and intrigue you more than the gods and goddesses etched on the walls.



Sometimes it's 'what's not in the guidebooks', that show you the spirit of a town, something that we hope to see a little more of in the coming days.

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