Our first stop was Bayon, the youngest temple in Angkor Thom, a city that housed a million people a thousand years ago. Built of sandstone with elaborate carvings in the Buddha style, it includes 216 huge faces on 54 towers. It's size is awe-inspiring, probably equal to a few football stadiums, and visitors are free to explore every nook and cranny, climbing over rocks and feeling like you're the first person to discover each room you stumble across. It was pretty quiet in the temples today, as they're yet to reach peak season which comes with the Korean and Chinese national holidays.
Later we went to Ta Prohm, where a scene from Tomb Raider was filmed, a temple which has been overpowered by the dense jungle and therefore partly in ruins. We saw 3 other temples today, all in all a really great experience. Nothing quite prepares you for the magnificence of this place. The photos don't even begin to do it justice! Below is one shot of Ta Prohm I got (it took 10 mins to put up!)
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