Siem Reap, Cambodia Classic

Bayon: smiling face

water canal in Angkor, Siem Reap

An artistically worked bas-relief representing
Apsaras (celestial nymphs) adorns a gallery in Angkor Wat.
Hardly to believe that this design is at least 800 years old!

Angkor Wat with monks, Siem ReapAngkor Wat with monks, Siem Reap

Angkor Wat panorama, Siem Reap

Siem Reap is the center of Angkor. It is here where the ancient people of Khmer constructed one of the greatest monuments. Angkor Wat. But it is not just the temples that make this town attractive. Visit the Tonle Sap lake with its floating villages, where you can explore the traditional Khmer way of life or the national park of Preak Tuol where you can find unique birds. A one day excursion takes you to Phnom Kulen, where on weekends hundreds of Khmers pilgrim to a temple on the mountain top