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blind (and maimed - by land mines) musicians playing at Ta Prohm49 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 lake49 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 Cambodia49 views
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a house moving to another location on the lake - the boat in front is pulling the 2 houses which are attached together49 views
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the Terrace of the Elephants - the terrace was used by one of the Angkor kings (who built it) to watch his army49 views
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a house on the Tonle Sap lake49 views
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the trees and the jungle have taken over the Ta Prohm temples48 views
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Angkor Wat48 views
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the causeway leading to Angkor Wat48 views
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look at the massive roots of this tree growing all over one of the buildings at Ta Prohm48 views
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a floating village on the lake - more than 1 million people live on or around the Tonle Sap48 views
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selling vegetables and fruits48 views
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boating past the mangrove in the Tonle Sap48 views
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this shop stocks housewares and all kinds of stuff48 views
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some of these floating houses even have potted gardens in the front48 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 bath48 views
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i took this photo of this little girl holding her puppy. she was siting by the side of the path at Angkor Wat at dusk. she asked me for money after I took the picture, for letting me take her photo48 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 up48 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 good48 views
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me standing between two celestial dancers48 views
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