Siem Reap and Na Prohm

Ta Prohm gate....note the four faces again!!
Images from Ta Prohm and all the tree roots
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Some very big trees
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Lots of damage due to the large roots
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Buddha carvings were destroyed/stolen by the Khmer Rouge
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Laterite rock....what was used to build the structure and then sandstone blocks attached for the carvings
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Notice the corbel arch construction
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Lot's of people....had to work to get pictures with no people in them!!1
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Hmmmm.......
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John and Kathy by the infamous tree
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Do you see something curious??
Really.....a dragon......like how could they know????
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Child at ODA we read with for a while
Kathy and John parting with Sean
Spring rolls and ?? at Sokkak River Restaurant in Siam Reap
John's lok lak
Kathy's duck
Ready for a quad bike ride!!
Hmmm.....a bit hot and dusty dear:)))
There's that smile!!!
Scenes from the quad bike.....the ride was a bit dusty
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Rice paddies
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A nice temple
A panoramic view
Yep, that was on John's face:))))
Wood carver at the Artisan workshop
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Carving sandstone
Kathy giving it a try!!
Carving copper
This is the nice woman who sold us the Apsara Dancer wood carving
Apsara dancers and the accompanying instruments
Apsara Dancers....so elegant!!
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Look at that hand....how does she do that??
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