Angkor Wat

Cambodian then, and to Siem Reap or more importantly the nearby Temples of Angkor. Whilst Angkor Wat is the most celebrated of the temples, there are actually hundreds of them spread across a wide area, so I've bought a 3-day pass and hired a moto driver to do a bit of exploring. Today was my first day, so where else to start but Angkor Wat itself; - it really is immense and its incredible to believe that its nearly 1,000 years old, it would be an amazing feat of human construction today let alone then - surely a man made wonder of the world (it is shortlisted anyway)? After Angkor Wat I continued on and visited the ancient city of Angkor Thom, which houses the temples of Bayon and Baphuon, and the Terraces of the Elephants and the Leper King. Each one is unique and intricately built, with sculptures embedded in the stonework - Bayon for example has four different faces sculpted on each of many towers, whilst the Terrace of the Elephants has lots of large mammals with trunks on its facade!