My Little Southeast Asia Adventure - Sixth Stop: Siem Reap, Cambodia

"Angkor is everywhere: on the flag, the national beer, hotel and guesthouse names, cigarettes -- it's anything and everything. A symbol and symbol of fierce pride, it's a fingers-up to the world, stating no matter how bad things have gotten lately, Cambodians built Angkor and it doesn't get better than that." - Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring

"Angkor Thom is not an architectural "miracle"... It is in reality the world of gods springing up from the heart of ancient Cambodia." J. Boisselier, "The Symbolism of Angkor Thom"

"My God, I am imagining you at Angkor Wat - the most amazing building in the world!!!" ... "I was in a daze for 3 days after seeing this incredible place." - Evil Ampao Catherine Peard


For me, Siem Reap is a very simple, dusty, laid-back, small town... that happens to hold one of the world's greatest, most mysterious, and amazing monumental achievements. All I can say is, I am still dazed and amazed by Angkor. I had been so awestruck that I was (literally) brought to tears because it made me think that compared to what the ancient Cambodians had been able to achieve, our generation is a joke. There are just no words. The photos I've taken cannot even begin to justify the awesomeness that is Angkor.

I toured Cambodia with Eugenia, a girl from Chile I met on my way to Siem Reap. We became good friends and decided to tour around Cambodia together so we can save on transportation and lodging. We toured the Angkor temples for two days, and that wasn't even enough to see all the temples.

Though I've taken hundreds of photos, I'll just post some here.