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                                 Baphuon temple Angkor, Cambodia                                                               After  the fascinating and beautiful Bayon temple , our next and last stop on day three was Baphuon  temple and the terrace of elephants. Built in the mid-11th century, Buphuon is quite a unique temple. Dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, with  three levels, and walls full of carvings, this temple must have been incredibly beautiful.  Even with quite a few portions of the temple gone now,  it is still so impressive!  The temple was a bit unstable from the beginning owing to the fact that it was built on a land which was full of sand. Portions of the temple started collapsing eventually since it co...

       Bayon temple in Siem Reap Cambodia- The stone faces are so spectacular! Day three started with the sunrise at Angkor wat , and then the complete tour of Angkor Wat temple. What a start to the day it was! After having ended the previous day with the  beautiful sunset view from Phnom Bakheng temple , we were on a all time high:) We spent quite a few hours at Angkor Wat (worth spending the whole day!), and then headed towards Angkor Thom. Angkor Thom literally means a big city and It used to the capital city of the Buddhist King Jayavarman VI.This city houses various temples and historical site, the ones we saw were: Bayon temple Baphuon temple Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King . I was totally awestruck by Bayon temple. I have not seen any temple like this before. It is a huge temple and I could literally get lost in it.The exquisite and detailed carvings on the walls and the peaceful stone faces make this temple so unique. This temple ...

                                                       Sunset at Phnom Bakheng One of the oldest temples in Angkor, Phnom Bakheng temple is on a hill and involves a little bit of climb to reach there.  Built in the 9th century the Phnom Bakheng temple is currently not in a great condition, parts are being restored and you can make out how nice it must have been in it's prime.  They were allowing only a certain number of people on top of the temple due to it's fragile  condition.   I did not want to miss this temple since it seems extremely popular for  sunset views.  On the way up I could catch a glimpse of the Angkor wat temple complex amidst the jungles. T he temple is unique in it's own way, and because it is at an elevation, the aerial overall view was nice. This was the last temple on our agenda on day ...