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the causeway leading to Angkor Wat50 views
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look at the massive roots of this tree growing all over one of the buildings at Ta Prohm50 views
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a floating village on the lake - more than 1 million people live on or around the Tonle Sap50 views
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all life takes place on the water. here's a floating pig pen. even the pigs spend their lives in the midst of the lake50 views
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selling vegetables and fruits50 views
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they use these elaborate bamboo setups to catch fish - fish from the Tonle Sap is the main source of protein for most of the population of Cambodia50 views
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some of these floating houses even have potted gardens in the front50 views
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pigs sleeping in the afternoon sun in their floating pen. the naked little boy in the background is being given a bath50 views
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the steps were so narrow and so steep it was like climbing a vertical stone wall, with no railing to hold on to & the steps falling apart in places. once you started climbing, changing your mind was out of the question, & the only way to go was up50 viewsi could only imagine falling and cracking my skull on the stone courtyard below. my fingers were all slippery with sweat in fear, which made it even harder to grasp the crevices in the narrow smooth stone steps. apparently, they designed the towers with such steep & narrow steps like this to create an impression of reaching to the heavens, and also to make it difficult for mere mortals to reach the gods (gods are not supposed to be easily accessible).
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entering Angkor Thom. the statues along the left side of the road represent the forces of evil, and the ones on the right represent the good50 views
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