Kids at play

Kids at play.

Others play with balloons.

Some make peace sign.

Kids at play.

Kids play near temples.

No site is without these stalls selling tourist paraphernalia.

Very finely chiseled carvings.

Many show signs of damage by vandals or thieves .

More Apsaras.

Smaller temples.

Some smaller temples.

She breaks into smile with flowers.

The weather could not be better.

Tipin waits at the bottom of the stairs.

Looking down from the top.

Mebon

The temple at the top.

Lake with ShesNaga of five heads.

Steep stairs to reach the top.

Close up.

Mebon temple

Some like this one are well preserved but the red bricks have deteorated drastically.

Apsaras in every corner post.

More inscriptions that learned men can decipher.

Ancient inscriptions on the walls.

The broken Linga.

Banteay Samre

Tipin with Nandi, the bull of Shiva.

But they are being patiently restored.

The time and weather has done tremendous damage.

They are dedicated to Shiva

These temples were built during the same period as that of Angkor Wat by SuryavarmanII (1112- 52) and are built of red sand stone.

These musicians are victims of war and make a meagre living this way outside many temples.

Tipin at the gate of a temple. Here laterite is heavily used as pavement and also in walls.

High foundation and moats or tanks are a prominent feature of Angkorian architecture.

The delicate carvings of Hindu Mythology adorn most temples.

These temples have withstood time and its ravages remarkably well.